English
Scowen
Scowen comes from Cornish skawen ‘elderberry tree’.
- Cornishmodernskawen‘elderberry tree’
- EnglishtodayScowen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cornishmodernskawen‘elderberry tree’
- EnglishtodayScowen
The story
Topographic surname for someone who lived by a plantation of elderberry trees, from Cornish skawen (‘elderberry tree’).
Every English word from Cornish skawen
Today it means
name A surname from Cornish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cornish skawen / Scowen