Jewell.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name from the Celtic languages transferred back from the surname.
A female given name from English, of rare usage, variant of Jewel.
An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
An unincorporated community in Warren County, Georgia.
A small city in Jewell County, Kansas.
A hamlet in Oneida County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
Where this word comes from
Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to Welsh hael (“generous”) (see that entry for details).
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