Given name & surname
Hywel
“a distinguished or eminent man”
Hywel is a variant of Howell. One Welsh interpretation is “a distinguished or eminent man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hywel is a variant of Howell. One Welsh interpretation is “a distinguished or eminent man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hywel is a variant of Howell. An origin associated with Howell is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Hywel was in use during the Middle Ages.
Hywel’s family of names
In Welsh usage, Hywel has a later derivative in Howel. Hywel has a related form in Howell. Hywel has a related form in Howell.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hywel
- Hywel Dda10th-century Welsh king880–950
- Hywel WilliamsWelsh politician and MP for Arfon (born 1953)
- Hywel ab Owain Gwyneddpoet1150–1170
- Hywel BennettWelsh actor (1944-2017)
- Hywel Teifi EdwardsWelsh historian and politician (1934-2010)
- Hywel ab Ieuafking of Gwynedd950–985
- Hywel Farf-fehinogKing of Gwynedd; reigned 816–825.
- Hywel LloydBritish racing driverborn 1985
- Hywel ab Edwinking of Deheubarth
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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