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Hywel - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hywel

[ syll. hy-wel, hyw-el ] The boy name Hywel is largely used in the Welsh language and its origin is Old Welsh. Hywel is a variant of the name Howell (Welsh and English).

Hywel is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Hywel include Hywell (Welsh), Haley (English), Halil, Halley (English), Hau'oli (Hawaiian), Hilal (Arabic), Hilel, Hillel (Hebrew), Holley (English), Holly (English), Howell (Welsh and English), Haile (Amharic), Hal (English), Hale (English and Hawaiian), Hall (English), Halola (Hawaiian), Helio (Spanish), Hill (English), Hoyle (English), and Julio (Spanish).


 
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