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Newell¹

  • /ˈnuːəl/

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* A variant of Neville or Noel.

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).

proper noun Newells · Newall

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A city and town in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
  7. countable, uncountable A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  8. countable, uncountable A city and town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States.
  9. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.

newell²

noun newells

  1. alternative Alternative form of newel

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chun, claus, noël, santa, noel, attest, jun, morris, third, tsun, newill, needell, newland, newall, nowell, newville

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"newell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/newell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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newell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/newell

Chicago

"newell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/newell.

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@misc{newell_2026,
  title = {newell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}