Norwell

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).

OriginOld English norþ →
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Meanings

proper nounNorwell (countable and uncountable, plural Norwells)

plural Norwells

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).
    2. countableuncountableA town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishnorþ“north”
  2. EnglishNorwell

From Old English norþ (“north”) + welle (“well, spring”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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