Shadwellとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Various origins:

• The Gloucestershire placename derives from 古期英語 sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”).
• The suburb of London is named with 古期英語 sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”).
• The Norfolk placename derives from 古期英語 scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”).
• The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from 古期英語 sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”).

固有名詞

Shadwell (countable and uncountable, plural Shadwells)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Uley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7897).
   2. An inner suburb of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3580).
   3. A hamlet in Brettenham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9383).
   4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3439).
   5. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shadwell is the 58876 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 344 individuals. Shadwell is most common among White (93.31%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shadwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.