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Norvell
How to Pronounce Norvell
Pronounced NOR-vel /ˈnɔːrvɛl/Medium
Meaning: Norvell is a locational surname, most plausibly from an Old English place name combining north with either feld, 'field', or wella, 'spring, stream'. Carried to America as a family name, it joined the many surname-forenames used for Southern boys in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Norvell is a locational surname pointing to a 'north field' or 'north spring', built from the same Old English elements that gave Norton and Norwood. It reached American families as a surname and was passed on as a first name in the surname-forename tradition, especially across the South.
It was always uncommon as a given name, borne by only a couple dozen boys a year around its high in the early nineteen-forties. It reads as a distinguished, slightly formal surname-name of the older generation.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Norvell mean?
It's an English locational surname, most likely meaning 'north field' or 'north spring'.
How do you pronounce Norvell?
It's said NOR-vel /ˈnɔːrvɛl/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Norvell a boy or girl name?
Norvell is used as a boy's name.
Is Norvell a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, an old surname-name used lightly for boys in the mid twentieth century.