Cowlishaw

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English coliġ →
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Meanings

proper nounCowlishaw (plural Cowlishaws)

plural Cowlishaws

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcoliġ“coaly”
  2. EnglishCowlishaw

Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, from Old English coliġ (“coaly”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

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APA

Cowlishaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowlishaw

MLA

“Cowlishaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowlishaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cowlishaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowlishaw.

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