Bardwell

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proper noun

A village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).

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Meanings

proper nounBardwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bardwells)

plural Bardwells · alternative Bardell · alternative Bodwell

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).
    2. countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA small city in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From either the Old English personal name Bearda or breord (“brim, rim, edge”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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APA

Bardwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bardwell

MLA

“Bardwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bardwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bardwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bardwell.

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