The story
- Old English · derived fromhuniġ“honey”
- English todayHoneywell
Habitational surname from any of minor places in Devon, from Old English huniġ (“honey”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhuniġ all →
HunwickHoneybourneHoneydon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.