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Gosnell

Gosnell proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Gosnell

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States, named after Lemael Gosnell.

Origin of Gosnell

From earlier Gosnold, possibly from a former place called Gosenwold, a compound of Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”), from Old English weald, Anglian Old English wald.

Questions about Gosnell

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

Words near Gosnell in the dictionary

  1. goslin
  2. gosling
  3. gosling blast
  4. goslings
  5. goslins
  6. Gosnell
  7. Gosnells
  8. Gosney
  9. Gosneys
  10. Gosnold
  11. Gosnolds

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