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[ 2 syll. lo-vel(l), lov-e-ll ] The boy name Lovell is pronounced as LAHVahL †. Lovell is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Old French. The name is of the meaning little wolf, wolf cub. From the element 'lou' meaning wolf. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the medieval nickname Louvel (Old French). The surname is also encountered as the variant form Lowell of a famous New England family, as borne by Robert Lowell (1917-1977), one of the greatest American poets of the twentieth century. The first name was adopted modestly by English speakers from the 11th century, and the short form Love saw revival among 17th century English Puritans. Lovel (English), Lovet (English), and Lowell (English) are variants of Lovell. Love (English short form) is another variant of Lovell. Lovell is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1911, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Lovell. Its ranking then was #880. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is today of infrequent use. Within all boy names in its group, Lovell was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Lovell include the name Lovel (English) and the name Leibel (English).
† Pronunciation for Lovell: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
