Newell - Meaning of Newell

What does Newell mean?

[ 2 syll. ne-wel(l), new-e-ll ] The baby boy name Newell is pronounced N-UWehL- †. Newell's language of origin is Old French and Old English, and it is predominantly used in English. Old English origin, use: The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself of multiple origins ultimately from the elements neowe and heall. The surname could have originated as a job title for someone who worked at a 'new hall'. It could also have been a place name for someone who lived at a 'new hall', or for someone who lived in Newhall in Cheshire and Yorkshire.

In addition, Newell is a variant transcription of Neville (English).

Newell has 14 variant transcriptions. Variation transcriptions include Neuwel, Neuwele, Neuwell, Neuwelle, Newall, Newel, Newele, Newelle, Newhal, Newhall, Newyle, Niewheall, Nuell, and Nuelle.

Variant forms inherit the origin and thus the meaning of Newell.

See also the related categories, title, english, yorkshire, elements, and french.

Newell is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.011% of baby boys were named Newell. It ranked at #582 then. The baby name has since suffered a steep drop in popularity, and is of only irregular use now. Out of all boy names in its group, Newell was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Newell include Newelle, Nahuel, Nahyl, Nail, Nala, Nalah, Nali, Nallee, Nalley, Nalli, Nallie, Nallo, Nally, Nalo, Naolinn, Nealle, Nealy, Neelee, Neeley, and Neely.

† Pronunciation for Newell: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"



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