Jewell

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A male given name from the Celtic languages transferred back from the surname.
  3. 3
    A female given name from English, of rare usage, variant of Jewel.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Warren County, Georgia.
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  1. 6
    A small city in Jewell County, Kansas.
  2. 7
    A hamlet in Oneida County, New York.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.

Etymology

Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to Welsh hael (“generous”) (see that entry for details).

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