home > boy names > knowles

Knowles - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Knowles

[ 1 syll. know-les, kn-owl-es ] The boy name Knowles is pronounced NOWLZ †. Knowles' origin is Middle English, and its use, English. Knowles is a variation of the English Nowles.

Knowles is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Knowles include the English Knolls, the name Neills, the English Neils, the English and Scandinavian Nels, the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Niels, the English Niles, the name Nills, the Scandinavian and English Nils, the English Nowles, and the Irish Nollaig.

 



† Pronunciation for Knowles: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
Popularity Trend
for Knowles
from 1900 to 2008
Variant Popularity Chart
for Knowles
in 2008
 

Meaning of Nowles Meaning of Knolls Meaning of Knowles