Surname

Dowdeswell

“well, spring, stream”

Dowdeswell is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dowdeswell goes back to a word meaning “well, spring, stream.”

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Where it comes from

Dowdeswell comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Dodwell

“well, spring”

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Old English

Tideswell

“well, spring”

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Old English

Dowden

“to avail, serve”

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Old English

Popplewell

“pebble”

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Old English

Honeywell

“honey”

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Old English

Downley

“hill, mountain”

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Old English

Dodsworth

“enclosure”

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Old English

Dorricott

“wild animal, beast”

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