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Bardwell

Bardwell proper noun: a village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).

Proper noun

Bardwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bardwells)

  1. A village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).
  2. A small city, the county seat of Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. A small city in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bardwell

pluralBardwells
alternative formBardell
alternative formBodwell

Origin of Bardwell

From either the Old English personal name Bearda or breord (“brim, rim, edge”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Words formed from Bardwell

Questions about Bardwell

What does Bardwell mean?
Bardwell means a village in St Edmundsbury district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9473).
What part of speech is Bardwell?
Bardwell is a proper noun.

Words near Bardwell in the dictionary

  1. Bardsley
  2. Bardsleys
  3. Bardstown
  4. Bardulia
  5. Bardulph
  6. Bardwell
  7. Bardwell Park
  8. Bardwell Valley
  9. Bardwells
  10. bardy
  11. bardy grub

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