Creswell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Elmton parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5274).
  2. A suburban village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9025).
  3. Synonym of Smyrna, Jefferson County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
  6. A town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States.
  7. A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Creswell Creswells Chriswell Cresswell Crisell Criswell

Etymology

From Old English cærse (“watercress”) + welle (“well, spring”).

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