Towle

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Tolle ← Anglo-Norman Torald ← Old Norse Thóraldr →
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Meanings

proper nounTowle (countable and uncountable, plural Towles)

plural Towles

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States, named after lumbermen George and Allen Towle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*waldą
  2. Old NorseThóraldr
  3. Anglo-NormanTorald
  4. Middle EnglishTolle
  5. EnglishTowle

* As an English surname, from Middle English Tolle, a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, common name in Normandy from Old Norse Thóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + vald (“rule, power”) (from Proto-Germanic *waldą). * The Middle English name was also Anglicized from Old Norse Tóli; see Tooley. Compare also Tolson. * Also as an English surname, variant of Towell.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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