Etymology

Jewell

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Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic. Full definition →

Old Breton Judicaë
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The story

  1. Old Bretoniudd
  2. Old Bretoncael
  3. Old BretonJudicaë
  4. English todayJewell

Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to Welsh hael (“generous”) (see that entry for details).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.