English Explanatory Dictionary

Lowell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman, a variant of Lovell.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A city in Benton County, Arkansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  6. An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho; named for postmaster Henry Lowell.
  7. A town in Lake County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  8. A township in Cherokee County, Kansas.
  9. A town in Penobscot County, Maine; named for Lowell Hayden, the first white child born in the area.
  10. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts; named for American businessman Francis Cabot Lowell.
  11. A city and township in Kent County, Michigan.
  12. A township in Polk County, Minnesota.

Pronunciation

/ˈləʊ.əl/ /ˈləʊl/

Word forms

Lowell

Etymology

A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.

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