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Etymology

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From Prowse (a surname) +‎ -ton. The town is named after Newfoundland judge and politician Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834 - 1914).

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Prowseton

  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From 1915]
    Synonym: Sibley's Cove (historical)