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Lowell

/ˈləʊ.əl/

Lowell proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.

Proper noun

Lowell

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city in Benton County, Arkansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  5. An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho; named for postmaster Henry Lowell.
  6. A town in Lake County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  7. A township in Cherokee County, Kansas.
  8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine; named for Lowell Hayden, the first white child born in the area.
  9. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; named for American businessman Francis Cabot Lowell.
  10. A city and township in Kent County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Polk County, Minnesota.
  12. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri.
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  1. A township in Kearney County, Nebraska.
  2. A city in Gaston County, North Carolina; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  3. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio.
  4. A village in Washington County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  5. A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for the town in Maine.
  6. A town in Orleans County, Vermont.
  7. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia; named for businessmen A. C. and Erastus Preston Lowe.
  8. A town and village therein in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  9. An unincorporated community in California.

Origin of Lowell

A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.

Words formed from Lowell

Words that rhyme with Lowell

Questions about Lowell

What does Lowell mean?
Lowell means a surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.
What part of speech is Lowell?
Lowell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lowell?
Lowell is pronounced /ˈləʊ.əl/.

Words near Lowell in the dictionary

  1. lowdowns
  2. lowe
  3. Lowe syndrome
  4. lowed
  5. loweite
  6. Lowell
  7. Lowellesque
  8. Lowellian
  9. Lowellite
  10. lowen
  11. Lowenberg

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