Jewell
English
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Etymology
[edit]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).
Proper noun
[edit]Jewell
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A male given name from the Celtic languages transferred back from the surname.
- A female given name from English, of rare usage, variant of Jewel.
- An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Georgia.
- A small city in Jewell County, Kansas.
- A hamlet in Oneida County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Breton
- English terms derived from Old Breton
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Celtic languages
- English female given names
- English female given names from English
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- en:Places in Oregon, USA
- English unisex given names