Cowell
English edit
Etymology edit
- As an Irish and Manx surname, shortened from McCawell, Anglicized from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), meaning "battle chief," see Caulfield.
- Also as an Irish surname, shortened from Mac (Giolla) Comhghaill (“son of (the devotee of) Saint Comhghal”), see Cool.
- Also as an Irish surname, shortened from McCool.
- As an English surname, from several places named Cowhill, analyzable as cow + hill, or from Cowleigh in Worcestershire, equivalent to cow + Leigh.
- Also as an English surname, variant of Cole.
- As a Polish, Carpathian Rusyn and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kowal.
Proper noun edit
Cowell
- A surname.
- A town in Franklin Harbour district, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after John Clayton Cowell.
- A former unincorporated community annexed to Concord, Contra Costa County, California, United States, named after Joshua Cowell.