Harwell

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proper noun

A hamlet in Everton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6891).

OriginOld English hēore →
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Meanings

proper nounHarwell (countable and uncountable, plural Harwells)

plural Harwells

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Everton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6891).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU4989).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

    Ahead of the primary election, Harwell told a local outlet in a statement, “It’s clear if Andy Ogles wins, he will be controlled by the DC swamp.”

    2022 August 4, Rachel Janfaza, “Andy Ogles will win GOP nomination in redrawn Tennessee 5th District, CNN projects”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēore“pleasant”
  2. EnglishHarwell

* (hamlet in Nottinghamshire): From the Old English personal name *Hāra, a byname from hār (“grey; grey-haired”), + wella (“well, spring, stream”) * (village in Oxfordshire): From Old English hēore (“pleasant”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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APA

Harwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harwell

MLA

“Harwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harwell.

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