English Explanatory Dictionary

Parnell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from the given name Petronella. (see Etymology)
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A minor city in Iowa County, Iowa.
  6. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Grattan Township, Kent County, Michigan.
  8. A minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri.
  9. An unincorporated community in the town of Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/pɑːˈnɛl/

Word forms

Parnell Purnell

Etymology

Matronymic from a medieval spoken form of Petronella.

Derived words

Parnellian Parnellism Parnellite
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