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Birdwell

Birdwell proper noun: a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).

Proper noun

Birdwell (countable and uncountable, plural Birdwells)

  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Birdwell

pluralBirdwells

Origin of Birdwell

From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Questions about Birdwell

What does Birdwell mean?
Birdwell means a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).
What part of speech is Birdwell?
Birdwell is a proper noun.

Words near Birdwell in the dictionary

  1. birdwatchers
  2. birdwatches
  3. birdwatching
  4. birdweed
  5. birdweeds
  6. Birdwell
  7. Birdwells
  8. Birdwhistell
  9. birdwing
  10. birdwings
  11. birdwise

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