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Cowden

Cowden proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Cowden (countable and uncountable, plural Cowdens)

  1. A surname.
  2. Little Cowden, a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2340).
  3. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4640).
  4. A village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States.

Forms of Cowden

pluralCowdens

Origin of Cowden

English and Scottish surname, from several places in both Scotland and England named Cowden, from cow + dene (“valley”).

Phrases with Cowden

Questions about Cowden

What does Cowden mean?
Cowden means a surname.
What part of speech is Cowden?
Cowden is a proper noun.

Words near Cowden in the dictionary

  1. cowculator
  2. cowculators
  3. cowcumber
  4. cowcumbers
  5. Cowdell
  6. Cowden
  7. Cowden syndrome
  8. Cowden's disease
  9. Cowdenbeath
  10. Cowdens
  11. cowdie

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