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Towle

Towle proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Towle (countable and uncountable, plural Towles)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States, named after lumbermen George and Allen Towle.

Forms of Towle

pluralTowles

Origin of Towle

* As an English surname, from Middle English Tolle, a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, common name in Normandy from Old Norse Thóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + vald (“rule, power”) (from Proto-Germanic *waldą). * The Middle English name was also Anglicized from Old Norse Tóli; see Tooley. Compare also Tolson. * Also as an English surname, variant of Towell.

Questions about Towle

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

Words near Towle in the dictionary

  1. towing tank
  2. towing the line
  3. towings
  4. towkay
  5. towkays
  6. Towle
  7. Towler
  8. Towlers
  9. Towles
  10. towlike
  11. towline

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