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 [ 2 syll. ho-wel(l), how-e-ll ] The boy name Howell is pronounced as HHAWahL KEY. Howell is a Welsh and English name of Old Welsh and Germanic origin. From Old Welsh and Germanic roots, its meaning is eminent, little and alert - in this context, Howell is usually used in the Welsh language. The Welsh names Hywel and Hywell are forms of the name. In addition, Howell is a form of the English name Hugh. Howell is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1905, 0.010% of baby boys were given the name Howell. It had a ranking of #649 then. The baby name has declined in popularity since then, and is today of sporadic use. Out of the family of boy names directly linked to Howell, the English Hugh was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Howell include the English Haley, the name Halil, the English Halley, the Hawaiian Hau'oli, the Arabic Hilal, the name Hilel, the Hebrew Hillel, the English Holley, the English Holly, the Welsh Hywel, the Welsh Hywell, the Amharic Haile, the English Hal, the English and Hawaiian Hale, the English Hall, the Hawaiian Halola, the Spanish Helio, the English Hill, the English Hoyle, and the Spanish Julio. KEY: Pronunciation for Howell: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AW as in "cow (K.AW)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
