Etymology

Orwell

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650). Full definition →

Middle English Orewelle
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromOrewelle
  2. English todayOrwell

From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer).

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