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howell

/haʊ(w)əɫ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
how-ell
IPA
/haʊ(w)əɫ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Welsh.

Countable

name

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.

Countable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /haʊ(w)əɫ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Howells (plural)

Derived Forms

Howellian Howells

Phrases

Asgarby and Howell County of Howell Howell County Howell movement

Frequently Paired Words

Powell Powells

Rhymes With

towel powell bowel vowel mcdowell dowel macdowell fowle kowal howle kowall

Questions

How do you pronounce howell?
The recorded pronunciation is /haʊ(w)əɫ/.
What does howell mean?
A male given name from Welsh.
Where does howell come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce howell

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