English Explanatory Dictionary

Cawkwell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Scamblesby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2879).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Cawkwell Cawkwells

Etymology

From Old English ċealc (“chalk”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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