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Scowen

Scowen proper noun: a surname from Cornish.

Proper noun

Scowen (plural Scowens)

  1. A surname from Cornish.

Forms of Scowen

pluralScowens

Origin of Scowen

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a plantation of elderberry trees, from Cornish skawen (“elderberry tree”). Compare Boscawen.

Questions about Scowen

What does Scowen mean?
Scowen means a surname from Cornish.
What part of speech is Scowen?
Scowen is a proper noun.

Words near Scowen in the dictionary

  1. Scowcrofts
  2. scowdering
  3. scowed
  4. Scowegian
  5. Scowegians
  6. Scowen
  7. Scowens
  8. scower
  9. scowered
  10. scowering
  11. scowers

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