Hartwell

H4A1R1T1W4E1L1L1
UK/ˈhɑːt.wɛl/

proper noun

Two villages, named Lower and Upper Hartwell, in Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7912).

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Old English Heorotwielle →
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Meanings

proper nounHartwell (countable and uncountable, plural Hartwells)

plural Hartwells

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableTwo villages, named Lower and Upper Hartwell, in Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7912).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7850).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Barlaston parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9139).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Hart County, Georgia.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana.
    3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Henry County, Missouri.
    4. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in north Cincinnati, Ohio.
  3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  5. countableuncountableA male given name

Origin

  1. Old EnglishHeorotwielle
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. EnglishHartwell

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Heorotwielle, from heorot + wielle, denoting a spring frequented by deer. By surface analysis, hart + well.

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APA

Hartwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartwell

MLA

“Hartwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartwell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hartwell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartwell.

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