Cowden

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounCowden (countable and uncountable, plural Cowdens)

plural Cowdens

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableLittle Cowden, a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2340).
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4640).
  4. countableuncountableA village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States.

Origin

English and Scottish surname, from several places in both Scotland and England named Cowden, from cow + dene (“valley”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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