# Shadwell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #72,752

## Definitions
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6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Various origins:
* The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English sċeard (“notch; shard; cleft, gap”) + wella (“well, spring”).
* The suburb of London is named with Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + wella (“well, spring”).
* The Norfolk placename derives from Old English scēad (“boundary”) + wella (“well, spring”).
* The West Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English sċeadu (“shade; shady place”) + wella (“well, spring”).

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