Bignell

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounBignell (countable and uncountable, plural Bignells)

plural Bignells

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States.

Origin

Habitational surname from a small place near Bicester, from the Old English personal name Biċġa + hyll (“hill”).

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APA

Bignell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bignell

MLA

“Bignell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bignell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bignell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bignell.

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