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Howell

US/haʊ(w)əɫ/

Howell proper noun: a male given name from Welsh. Also the ellipsis of Howell County.

Proper noun

Howell (countable and uncountable, plural Howells)

  1. (countable) A male given name from Welsh.
  2. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
  3. A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Michigan, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
  6. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Howell Township.
  7. A hamlet in Asgarby and Howell parish, north of Heckington, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1346).
  8. A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Also used as

Howell is also the ellipsis of Howell County.

Forms of Howell

pluralHowells

Origin of Howell

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

Words formed from Howell

Questions about Howell

What does Howell mean?
Howell means a male given name from Welsh.
What part of speech is Howell?
Howell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Howell?
Howell is pronounced /haʊ(w)əɫ/ (US).

Words near Howell in the dictionary

  1. Howe trusses
  2. howe'er
  3. Howeitat
  4. howel
  5. Howel-Evans syndrome
  6. Howell
  7. Howell County
  8. Howell's spectacular thelypody
  9. howelled
  10. Howellian
  11. howelling

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