Meanings
proper noun
- A town (with a racecourse) and civil parish with a town council in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6953).
- A village in Portland parish, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6870).
- A settlement in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A surname.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*sunþ
- Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
- Proto-Indo-European*sh₂ún-teros
- Proto-Germanic*sunþraz
- Proto-Germanic*sunþrą
- Proto-West Germanic*sunþr
- Old Englishsūþ
- Proto-Indo-European*welH-
- Proto-Germanic*wallijǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*wallijā
- Old Englishwielle
- Old EnglishSūþwelle
- Middle English[Term?]
- EnglishSouthwell
Inherited from Old English Sūþwelle. By surface analysis, south + well.
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APA
Southwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southwell
MLA
“Southwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southwell.
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