Canwell

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English canne →
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Meanings

proper nounCanwell (plural Canwells)

plural Canwells · alternative Cantwell

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcanne“can, cup, container”
  2. EnglishCanwell

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, named either with Old English canne (“can, cup, container”) or the personal name Cana + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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