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Cosgrove.

A surname.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑzɡɹoʊv/General-American/ˈkɒzɡɹəʊv/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A surname.

    countable
  2. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP790426).

    countable · uncountable
  3. An unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A small town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Two main origins: * English habitational surname from the village in Northamptonshire, which is named with the Old English personal name *Cōf + -s- + grāf (“grove, thicket”); recorded as Covesgrave in 1086 (DB). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coscraigh (“descendant of Coscrach”), a byname from coscrach (“victorious, triumphant”).

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