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Carthew

Carthew proper noun: a surname from Cornish.

Proper noun

Carthew

  1. A surname from Cornish.

Forms of Carthew

alternative formCardew

Origin of Carthew

From Cornish ker (“fort”) + du (“black”), a topographic or habitational surname.

Questions about Carthew

What does Carthew mean?
Carthew means a surname from Cornish.
What part of speech is Carthew?
Carthew is a proper noun.

Words near Carthew in the dictionary

  1. carthamine
  2. carthamone
  3. carthamus red
  4. Carthen
  5. Carthens
  6. Carthew
  7. carthorse
  8. carthorses
  9. carthoun
  10. carthouns
  11. carthouse

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