"Knowles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /noʊlz/ [US] Forms: Knowleses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlz Etymology: Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|knoll||hilltop, hillock}} Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|es}} Knowles (countable and uncountable, plural Knowleses)
  1. (countable) A surname from Middle English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Knowles-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    An unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in California, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in California, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Knowles-en-name-Ckysh4oZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 52 20 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 58 19 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 60 19 17
  3. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    A small town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Knowles-en-name-L85pPi9m
  4. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    An unincorporated community in the town of Lomira, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Knowles-en-name-dSWMN06r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Knoles [surname], Knollys [surname], Noles [surname]

Inflected forms

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