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Powell

/paʊl/US/ˈpaʊ.(w)əl/

Powell proper noun: an English and Welsh surname from Welsh. Also the ellipsis of Powell County.

Proper noun

Powell (countable and uncountable, plural Powells)

  1. (countable) An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
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  2. (countable) A male given name.
  3. A small town in DeKalb County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
  5. A ghost town in Cass County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
  7. A city in Delaware County, Ohio.
  8. An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
  9. A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
  11. A small town in Navarro County, Texas.
  12. An unincorporated community in the town of Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin.
  13. A city in Park County, Wyoming.

Also used as

Powell is also the ellipsis of Powell County.

Forms of Powell

pluralPowells
alternative formPowel

Origin of Powell

The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.

Words formed from Powell

Phrases with Powell

Words that rhyme with Powell

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Questions about Powell

What does Powell mean?
Powell means an English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
What part of speech is Powell?
Powell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Powell?
Powell is pronounced /paʊl/ (UK).

Words near Powell in the dictionary

  1. powdringe tubbe
  2. powdry
  3. Powe
  4. Powehi
  5. Powel
  6. Powell
  7. Powell County
  8. Powell River
  9. Powellian
  10. powellise
  11. powellised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Powell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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