"Crewe" meaning in English

See Crewe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɹuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹʉw/ [British, Southern, Standard], /ˈkɾʉ/ [Scotland], /ˈkɾɪʊ/ [Wales], /ˈkɹu/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Crewe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Crewes [plural], Crew [alternative]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw). Etymology templates: {{der|en|owl|criu||weir; crossing}} Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”), {{cog|cy|cryw}} Welsh cryw Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Crewe (countable and uncountable, plural Crewes)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cheshire, England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Cheshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Crewe-en-name-2pfbbCDr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 54 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 53 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 53 3
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Crewe-en-name-p~FHCjYE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 54 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 53 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 53 3
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Welsh. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Crewe-en-name-Gv4k00U4 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Crewe and Nantwich, Crewe-by-Farndon, Crewe Green, Creweian

Inflected forms

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