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Cromwell.

An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɹɒmwəl/UK/ˈkɹɒmwɛl/UK/ˈkɹɑmwəl/General-American/ˈkɹɑmwɛl/General-American
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.

  2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).

  3. A town in Otago, New Zealand.

  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Lassen County, California.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Noble County, Indiana.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Union County, Iowa.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A township in Clay County, Minnesota, named after Oliver Cromwell.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington.

Where this word comes from

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

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