# Boswell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɒzˌwɛl/ · frequency rank #33,960

## Definitions
1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
2. A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.
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## Etymology
Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

## Easily confused with
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boswell-vs-bowel)
- **bowels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boswell-vs-bowels)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bboswell`, `bosewll`, `bosswell`, `boswel`, `boswlel`, `boswwell`, `bowsell`, `bsowell`, `obswell`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boswell