Given name & surname
Cowell
“son of Cathmhaol”
Cowell is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As an Irish and Manx surname, Cowell goes back to a word meaning “son of Cathmhaol.”
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Where it comes from
Cowell has more than one origin: as an Irish and Manx surname, it comes from Irish; as an English surname, it comes from Polish.
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Cowell’s family of names
In English usage, Cowell as a surname has a related form in Cole.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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