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jewell

/dʒˈuɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
jew-ell
IPA
/dʒˈuɪl/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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A male given name from the Celtic languages transferred back from the surname.

name

A female given name from English, of rare usage, variant of Jewel.

name

An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.

name

An unincorporated community in Warren County, Georgia.

name

A small city in Jewell County, Kansas.

name

A hamlet in Oneida County, New York.

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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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Judicaël

Inflected Forms

Jewells (plural)

Phrases

Jewell County

Frequently Paired Words

Joel

Rhymes With

gruel

Questions

How do you pronounce jewell?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈuɪl/.
What does jewell mean?
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does jewell come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce jewell

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