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cromwell

/ˈkɹɑmwəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
Crom-well
IPA
/ˈkɹɑmwəl/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

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A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).

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A town in Otago, New Zealand.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹɑmwəl/
  • British English: /ˈkɹɒmwəl/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Cromwellian

Phrases

Cromwell's rule

Questions

How do you pronounce cromwell?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɑmwəl/.
What does cromwell mean?
An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
Where does cromwell come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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