Knowle as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Knowle

What is the meaning of the name Knowle ?

The baby name Knowle is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /noʊl/ (NOHL).

Knowle is English in Origin.

Knowle is an English place-name and surname now used as a given name, from Old English cnoll meaning “rounded hill” or “hilltop,” the source of modern knoll. Found in medieval charters as Cnolle or Knolle and attached to villages such as Knowle in the West Midlands and Devon, it entered limited forename use in Britain and the United States during the late 19th–20th centuries as a transferred surname.

Variants include Knowl, Knoll, Knowles, and the archaic Knollys, with Knowles the most widespread surname form; Nole works as a concise nickname. Semantically related options include Hill and Knox. The name carries a grounded, topographic sense of steadiness and vantage - “one who lives by the little hill” - and functions as a gender-neutral choice that fits contemporary tastes for sleek, uncommon landscape names while retaining deep roots in English toponymy.

⚙ Knowle is a rare name. Across 3 countries, we found 26 recorded uses of it.