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Dowdall

Dowdall proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dowdall (plural Dowdalls)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Dowdall

pluralDowdalls
alternative formDowdell

Origin of Dowdall

Irish habitational surname for someone who came from Dovedale, in Derbyshire; it can also be an Irish adaptation of the English surname Dudley.

Questions about Dowdall

What does Dowdall mean?
Dowdall means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Dowdall?
Dowdall is a proper noun.

Words near Dowdall in the dictionary

  1. dowars
  2. Dowbiggin
  3. Dowbiggins
  4. dowd
  5. dowd cap
  6. Dowdall
  7. Dowdalls
  8. Dowdell
  9. Dowdells
  10. Dowden
  11. Dowdens

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