Cromwell

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkɹɒmwəl//
United Kingdom//ˈkɹɒmwɛl//
United States//ˈkɹɑmwəl//
United States//ˈkɹɑmwɛl//

An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.

proper noun

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An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
2
A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).
3
A town in Otago, New Zealand.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama.
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A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Noble County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Union County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Clay County, Minnesota, named after Oliver Cromwell.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington.

Etymology

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

crocodile · Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family…croft · An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used…Croft · A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft,…

Cromwell · An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.

crook · A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.Crook · A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref…crooked · Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

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