Chenoweth is a name of Cornish origin meaning "new house" (Chy nowydh) in the Cornish language.[1] Chenowith, Chinowith, Chernoweth, and Chernowith are alternative spellings.
People edit
Real edit
- Alice Chenoweth (1853–1925), birth name of American author and activist Helen H. Gardener
- Blair Chenoweth (born 1981), American dance instructor, former Miss Alaska
- Caroline Van Deusen Chenoweth (1846–1917), American educator and diplomat
- Ellen Chenoweth, contemporary American casting director
- Eric Chenowith (born 1979), American basketball player
- Erica Chenoweth (born 1980), American political scientist
- Florence Chenoweth (born 1945), Liberian agriculture and food security specialist
- Francis A. Chenoweth (1819–1899), American politician
- Helen Chenoweth-Hage (1938–2006), American politician
- John Chenoweth (Colorado politician) (1897–1986), American politician
- Kristin Chenoweth (born 1968), American actress and singer
- Laura Chenoweth Butz (1860–1939), American educator
- Lemuel Chenoweth (1811–1887), American covered bridge builder
- Richard Chenoweth (18th century), builder of Fort Nelson, Kentucky
- Vida Chenoweth (1928-2018), ethnomusicologist, marimbist and linguist
Fictional edit
- Brenda Chenowith, on the television series Six Feet Under
- Billy Chenowith, brother of Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0198605617.
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