Jewell as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jewell

What is the meaning of the name Jewell ?

The baby name Jewell is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JOO-əl (IPA: /ˈdʒuːəl/).

Jewell is English in Origin.

Jewell is an English given name and transferred surname with dual roots. As a word-name, it reflects Middle English juel ‘precious ornament,’ from Old French jouel and Medieval Latin jocale ‘plaything,’ giving the meaning ‘gem, treasure, something precious.’ As a surname, Jewell also traces to Breton Juhel (from the royal name Judicael; Celtic elements iud ‘lord’ + hael ‘generous’), adding shades of ‘lordly’ or ‘bountiful’ to its associations.

Used in Britain and especially the United States from the late 19th century, Jewell rose with the vogue for virtue/object names and with the adoption of surnames as first names. It has been genuinely unisex, though more frequent for girls in the 1910s–1930s, and now reads as a rare, vintage-tinged choice. Variants and spellings include Jewel (the most common), Jewelle, and rare Jewels as a nickname; related gem names include Ruby and Pearl.