Etymology

Norwell

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761). Full definition →

Old English norþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromnorþ“north”
  2. English todayNorwell

From Old English norþ (“north”) + welle (“well, spring”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishnorþ all →

northNortonNorwichNorthcoteNorburyNortholtNorthcottNorlandNorringtonNortheyNorthmoorNorthingtonNarramoreNorgroveNorthall

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