Cromwell

Crom·well
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UK/ˈkɹɒmwəl/UK/ˈkɹɒmwɛl/US/ˈkɹɑmwəl/US/ˈkɹɑmwɛl/

proper noun

An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.

“Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.

    Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.

  2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).
  3. A town in Otago, New Zealand.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama.
    2. A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
    3. A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
    4. A town in Noble County, Indiana.
    5. A minor city in Union County, Iowa.
    6. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky.
    7. A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
    8. A township in Clay County, Minnesota, named after Oliver Cromwell.
    9. A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
    10. A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
    11. An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington.

Origin

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 克倫威爾 /克伦威尔
  • 克倫威爾 /克伦威尔 (Kèlúnwēi'ěr)surname
Russian Кро́мвель
  • Кро́мвель (Krómvelʹ)surname
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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