Word info

Conway

Proper noun

Meaning

(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

A placename:
The River Conway, the former English name of the River Conwy in North Wales.

The former English spelling of Conwy, a town in North Wales.

A city, the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States.

A city, the county seat of Horry County, South Carolina, United States.

A short river in Virginia, United States.

A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean.

(countable) A habitational surname from Welsh derived from Conwy, the town or river in North Wales.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Examples

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. Loretta Lynn

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times. Levon Helm

My philosophical views approach somewhat closely those of the late Countess of Conway. Gottfried Leibniz

I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much as it was. Lionel Richie

I listen to KCRW in the car and Pandora radio, which I stream through the stereo from my iPhone. I've been listening to everything from Caribou to Conway Twitty. If I'm going on a longer car ride, I'll download some podcasts. Sam Trammell

I don't think you'd call me a traditionalist. But you can say I have an old soul, because I grew up listening to Conway Twitty and Hank Williams. Scotty McCreery

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