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Howells

Howells proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name. Also the plural of Howell.

Proper noun

Howells (countable and uncountable, plural Howellses)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A village in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.
  3. A hamlet in the town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York, United States.

Also used as

Howells is also the plural of Howell.

Forms of Howells

pluralHowellses

Origin of Howells

From the given name Howell + patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Howells

What does Howells mean?
Howells means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Howells?
Howells is a proper noun.

Words near Howells in the dictionary

  1. Howell County
  2. Howell's spectacular thelypody
  3. howelled
  4. Howellian
  5. howelling
  6. Howells
  7. Howellses
  8. howels
  9. hower
  10. howers
  11. Howerton

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