Couzens

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginOld French cusin, cosin, cousin ← French cousin, cousine →
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Meanings

Couzens1

proper nounCouzens (plural Couzenses)

plural Couzenses · alternative Couzen · alternative Cozen · alternative Cozens · alternative Cozin · alternative Cozins · alternative Cossin · alternative Cossins · alternative Cosin · alternative Cosins · alternative Cusin · alternative Cusins · alternative Cussin · alternative Cussins · alternative Cousin · alternative Cousins

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Couzens2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Couzen

Origin

Couzens · proper noun

  1. Frenchcousin, cousine
  2. Old Frenchcusin, cosin, cousin“cousin”
  3. EnglishCouzens

A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.

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Couzens · proper noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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