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Parnell
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Purnell
Etymology
Matronymic from a medieval spoken form of en Petronella.
Pronunciation
en /pɑːˈnɛl/
en ɛl 2
Proper noun
en the given name Petronella. see Etymology
en rare en male surnames.
en 1996 w:Maeve Binchy This Year It Will Be Different: A Christmas Treasury Hachette UK 2008 9781409105404 They had called him Parnell to show how Irish he was. At school they called him Parny, so that was it. Anyway Katy and Shane Quinn could always explain it to anyone who mattered that his real name was Parnell, like the great leader. It was just as well nobody asked them too much about the great leader. They were somewhat hazy about what he was leading and when and why.
en suburb city/Auckland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
en number of places c/USA:
en minor city co/Iowa County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Atchison County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Grattan co/Kent County s/Michigan.
en minor city co/Nodaway County s/Missouri.
en unincorporated community town:pref/Mitchell co/Sheboygan County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Parnellian Parnellism Parnellite
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