Given name & surname

Barwell

“boar”

Barwell is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Barwell goes back to Old English bār, meaning “boar.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Barwell comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English bār (“boar”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Barwell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Bardwell

“brim, rim, edge” · “well, spring, stream”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Old English

Barrell

“barrel”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Old English

Bakewell

“spring, stream”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Nature

Birdwell

“chick, chickhen; bird”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bignell

“hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Bickel

“pickaxe” · “wooded area”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bucknell

“he-goat” · “hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Balkwill

“ridge”

No U.S. birth series

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