Lowell - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Lowell \

is pronounced LOW-el. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "young wolf". Mostly 19th-century use. Lovell (lo-VELL) is a earlier form of Lowell. There were poets, academics, and textile magnates from the Lowell family of Massachusetts. Lowell, Massachusetts, was named for an early 19th-century member of the family. Poet Robert Lowell.

Lowell has 5 variant forms: Louvel, Lovel, Lovell, Lowe and Lowel.

Baby names that sound like Lowell are Lyell and Loyall.

Lowell is a very common first name for men (#391 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3558 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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