# Newell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnuːəl/ · frequency rank #28,641

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.
4. A city and town in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
7. A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. A city and town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States.
9. A census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* A variant of Neville or Noel.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).

## Easily confused with
- **newly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newell-vs-newly)
- **newer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newell-vs-newer)
- **newest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newell-vs-newest)
- **Nell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-newell)
- **Neill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neill-vs-newell)

## Common misspellings (7)
`enwell`, `neewll`, `newel`, `newlel`, `newwell`, `nnewell`, `nweell`

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