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Euell
How to Pronounce Euell
Pronounced YOO-ul /ΛjuΛΙl/Medium
Meaning: Euell is a variant of the surname Ewell or Yowell, ultimately from an English place-name (Ewell in Surrey, from Old English aewell, 'river source') and in some lines from the Welsh personal name Hywel, 'eminent'. Given as a first name in the American South, it reflects the surname-as-forename habit; the origin blends place-name and personal-name strands.Low
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History & Origin
Euell is a variant of the surname Ewell, tied to an English place-name meaning 'river source' and in places to the Welsh Hywel, 'eminent'. It was handed down as a given name chiefly in the American South, part of the surname-as-forename tradition.
It was never common, reaching only a couple dozen boys a year around 1920 before dwindling. A Euell from that time belongs to a great-grandfather's generation now, though the naturalist Euell Gibbons kept the name in public memory into the 1970s.
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Euell Gibbons (1911-1975)American naturalist and author known for popularizing edible wild plants
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Euell mean?
It's a surname-name, a variant of Ewell, from an English place meaning 'river source'.
How do you pronounce Euell?
It's said YOO-ul /ΛjuΛΙl/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Euell a boy or girl name?
Euell is used as a boy's name.
Is Euell a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a Southern surname-name seen only faintly through the twentieth century.