Gosnell

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English gōs ← Middle English wold →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States, named after Lemael Gosnell.

Origin

  1. Old Englishweald
  2. Middle Englishwold“plain”
  3. Old Englishgōs“goose”
  4. EnglishGosnell

From earlier Gosnold, possibly from a former place called Gosenwold, a compound of Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”), from Old English weald, Anglian Old English wald.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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