Surname · also Middle English
Whewell
“wheel”
Whewell is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Whewell comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Wewel, from Old English hweogol, from Middle English Whewall.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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