English Explanatory Dictionary

Gosnold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, coextensive with the Elizabeth Islands; named after English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold.

Word forms

Gosnold Gosnolds

Etymology

Possibly from a locality called Gosenwold, from Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”).

Related words

Gosnell
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