Surname

Cowlishaw

“coaly”

Cowlishaw is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cowlishaw goes back to Old English coliġ, meaning “coaly.”

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Where it comes from

Cowlishaw comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English coliġ (“coaly”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old English

Coleshill

“hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cottingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Copplestone

“unsteady, rocking”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Comberbach

“stream in a valley”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Codrington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Old English

Cowley

“cow”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

Old English

Coventry

Coventry is a surname.

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Old English · Royal

Conington

“king”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Cowlishaw’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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