Honeywell

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English huniġ →
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Meanings

proper nounHoneywell (plural Honeywells)

plural Honeywells · alternative Honnywill · alternative Hunnewell

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A multinational conglomerate headquarted in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhuniġ“honey”
  2. EnglishHoneywell

Habitational surname from any of minor places in Devon, from Old English huniġ (“honey”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

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APA

Honeywell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honeywell

MLA

“Honeywell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honeywell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Honeywell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honeywell.

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