Cowell

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Franklin Harbour district, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after John Clayton Cowell.
  3. A former unincorporated community annexed to Concord, Contra Costa County, California, United States, named after Joshua Cowell.

Origin

* As an Irish and Manx surname, shortened from McCawell, Anglicized from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), meaning "battle chief," see Caulfield. * Also as an Irish surname, shortened from Mac (Giolla) Comhghaill (“son of (the devotee of) Saint Comhghal”), see Cool. * Also as an Irish surname, shortened from McCool. * As an English surname, from several places named Cowhill, analyzable as cow + hill, or from Cowleigh in Worcestershire, equivalent to cow + Leigh. * Also as an English surname, variant of Cole. * As a Polish, Carpathian Rusyn and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kowal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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