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Cornwell

  • /ˈkɔːn.wɛl/ UK
  • /ˈkɔːn.wəl/ UK
  • /ˈkɔɹn.wɛl/ US
  • /ˈkɔɹn.wəl/ US

Where it comes from

From Old English crana (“cranes”) + well (“spring, well”).

proper noun Cornwells

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.
  3. An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.

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"Cornwell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cornwell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cornwell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cornwell

Chicago

"Cornwell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cornwell.

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@misc{cornwell_2026,
  title = {Cornwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}