Cornwallis

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proper noun

An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.

OriginOld English Cornwēalas →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Cornish ancestry.
  2. A placename:
    1. A neighbourhood of the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand.
    3. A rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis.
    4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
    5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Cornwallis River.
    6. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Cornwallis Island.
    7. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Cornwallis Township.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCornwēalas“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”
  2. EnglishCornwallis

As with Cornwall, ultimately from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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