Shimwell
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Svanhildr, which is composed of the elements svan (“swan”) and hildr (“battle”).
Proper noun[edit]
Shimwell (plural Shimwells)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Descendants[edit]
- → Translingual: Shimwellia
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Shimwell is the 12499th most common surname in England, belonging to 447 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shimwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.