# Howell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /haʊ(w)əɫ/ · frequency rank #16,045

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Welsh.
2. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
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## Etymology
From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

## Easily confused with
- **howl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howell-vs-howl)
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howell-vs-howls)
- **Howells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howell-vs-howells)
- **hell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hell-vs-howell)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howe-vs-howell)
- **hotel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hotel-vs-howell)
- **homely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homely-vs-howell)
- **Hopewell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopewell-vs-howell)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhowell`, `hoewll`, `howel`, `howlel`, `howwell`, `hwoell`, `ohwell`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/howell