Howells - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Howells \ho-wells, howe(l)-ls\ is a variant of Howell (Welsh), and the meaning of Howells is "eminent, remarkable".

The baby name Howells sounds like Hollis, Hallsy and Holliss. Other similar baby names are Howel, Hawes and Wells.

Howells is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8919 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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