Skewes

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proper noun

A surname from Cornish.

OriginCornish skaw →
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Meanings

proper nounSkewes (plural Skeweses)

plural Skeweses · alternative Skuse

  1. A surname from Cornish.

Origin

  1. Cornishskaw“elder bush”
  2. EnglishSkewes

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cornwall, from Cornish skaw (“elder bush”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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