The story behind Jewell
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).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): JH UW1 IH0 L
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Jewell ranked #7651 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Jewell
Jewel
A male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Angel
A male given name, variant of Angelo Borrowed from English Angel. Borrowed from Spanish Ángel. Doublet of Angelo.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
April
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Beryl
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Chantal
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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Ethel
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jewell
Abigail
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Agnes
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jewell
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adamu
Borrowed from English Adam.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length