Etymology

Halliwell

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Today it means: A suburban area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD705105). Full definition →

Old English hāliġ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhāliġ“holy”
  2. English todayHalliwell

From Old English hāliġ (“holy”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhāliġ all →

HawleyHaliburtonHolyfieldhooly

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.