Gosnold

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English gōs ← Middle English wold →
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Meanings

proper nounGosnold (countable and uncountable, plural Gosnolds)

plural Gosnolds

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, coextensive with the Elizabeth Islands; named after English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwold“plain”
  2. Old Englishgōs“goose”
  3. EnglishGosnold

Possibly from a locality called Gosenwold, from Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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