Orwell

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːwɛl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoɹwɛl/ === Proper noun === Orwell A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650). A tidal river in Suffolk, England. A settlement in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. A place in the United States: A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Orwell, Vermont. A village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named after Orwell, Vermont. A township and unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. A town in Addison County, Vermont. An English surname (George Orwell took his name from the River Orwell). ==== Usage notes ==== In addition to the construction Orwellian, it is very common to use the author's pseudo-surname as a stand-in for "totalitarian" and to make coinages based on it, e.g. "Orwellabama" (Orwell + Alabama) or "Orwellesque". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Rowell, Woller