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English word origin

Etymology of Tew

Two possible origins: * English habitational surname from the villages of Great, Little and Duns Tew, in Oxfordshire, all from Old English tīewe (“row; lenghty object”) or tīwe (“meeting place, court”). * Welsh nickname

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Two possible origins: * English habitational surname from the villages of Great, Little and Duns Tew, in Oxfordshire, all from Old English tīewe (“row; lenghty object”) or tīwe (“meeting place, court”). * Welsh nickname for a fat man, from Welsh tew (“plump”).

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  • Derivation mentiontīeweang
  • Derivation mentiontewcy
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Alternative form of Tiu (the god Tyr).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Anglicisation of Old English Tīw from analogy with English Tuesday (Middle English Tewesday).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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