Ewell

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UK/ˈjuːəl/UK/ˈjuːl/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English ēa →
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Meanings

proper nounEwell (countable and uncountable, plural Ewells)

plural Ewells

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA large suburban village in Epsom and Ewell borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2262).
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community on Smith Island, Somerset County, Maryland.
    4. countableuncountableA former town in James City County, Virginia, now a part of Williamsburg.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēa“river”
  2. EnglishEwell

From Old English ēa (“river”) + well (“spring, source”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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