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Norwell

Norwell proper noun: a village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).

Proper noun

Norwell (countable and uncountable, plural Norwells)

  1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).
  2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Norwell

pluralNorwells

Origin of Norwell

From Old English norþ (“north”) + welle (“well, spring”).

Questions about Norwell

What does Norwell mean?
Norwell means a village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7761).
What part of speech is Norwell?
Norwell is a proper noun.

Words near Norwell in the dictionary

  1. Norwegianness
  2. Norwegians
  3. norwegium
  4. Norweigan
  5. Norweigans
  6. Norwell
  7. Norwells
  8. norwest
  9. norwester
  10. norwesters
  11. norwestward

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