Given name & surname

Cornwell

“cranes”

Cornwell is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cornwell goes back to Old English crana, meaning “cranes.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Cornwell comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English crana (“cranes”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Cornwell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Canwell

“can, cup, container”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cornhill

“corn” · “hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cawkwell

“chalk”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Coghill

“cottage”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Culverwell

“dove, pigeon”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cornforth

“crane”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cockfield

“field”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cowley

“cow”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

Sibling ideas

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