Stockwell

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3076). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A hamlet in Bradninch parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9702). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A town in Barossa council area and Light Regional Council area, South Australia, named after Samuel Stockwell. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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