Etymology

Couzens

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Old French cusin, cosin, cousin ← French cousin, cousine
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Couzens · proper noun1

  1. French · derived fromcousin, cousine
  2. Old French · derived fromcusin, cosin, cousin“cousin”
  3. English todayCouzens

A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.

Couzens · proper noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchcusin, cosin, cousin all →

cousincousinsCouzen

Frenchcousin, cousine all →

cousincousinsCouzen

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