Rosewarne

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proper noun

A suburb of Camborne, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW648407).

OriginCornish ros ← Anglo-Norman warrene →
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Meanings

proper nounRosewarne (countable and uncountable, plural Rosewarnes)

plural Rosewarnes

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Camborne, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW648407).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Gwinear-Gwithian parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6136).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanwarrene“warren; game-park”
  2. Cornishros“heathland”
  3. EnglishRosewarne

Perhaps from Cornish ros (“heathland”) + Anglo-Norman warrene (“warren; game-park”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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