Etymology

clowne

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Today it means: A large village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4975). Full definition →

Old Welsh *Colün ← Proto-Brythonic *Colaunā
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The story

  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Colaunā
  2. Old Welsh · derived from*Colün“water, river”
  3. English todayClowne

From Old Welsh *Colün (“water, river”), from Proto-Brythonic *Colaunā, of unknown meaning.

Words from the same roots

Old Welsh*Colün all →

Clowney

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