Gender: Male Origin of Howell: English variation of Hywel, an eminent Welsh king

Howell Origin and Meaning

The name Howell is a boy's name of English origin.

A familiar and usable last name turned first, though some might tie it to the snooty couple on Gilligan's Island. Or you could look at it as a homophone of the verb howl, as in something you do at the moon, which gives it a wilder feel.

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ParanoidAndroid Says:


Howell will this name do on a baby boy? Notwell at all. Reminds me of a 60-year-old anxious businessman with these bulging pug eyes and a terrible case of the jitters.

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fuzzycub Says:


What wolves do when the moon is out.