Jewel

Jewel \je-wel, jew-el\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Jewel used as a name boy name, though it is more popular for girls. It is pronounced as JHuw-L or Z-uwEHL- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jewel: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Jewel?

Jewel has its origins in the English language and it used largely in English. From jewel ; jouel which means 'delight' ; iocus which means 'delight'. The first name is derived from the English word meaning 'gemstone', which is itself of the Old French jouel ('delight'), a diminutive of 'jou' which found in Latin as 'iocus'. The first name could have been first used as a term of endearment, and it was widely adopted among English speakers during the enthusiasm for gemstone names in the 19th century. Forms of Jewel consist of the English Jeweldene name, the name name Jewelene meaning, the name Jewelisa definition, the name name Jewella, the English Jewellee name popularity, the name name Jewelyn origin, the name Juel name, the name Juelline name variations, and the name Jule meaning and origin. The spelling variants Jewell meaning of name (English) and Jewelle name popularity (English) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, the name what does the name Jewelana mean. Jewel is an all-time favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1904 with 0.078% of baby girls being named Jewel. It had a ranking of #198 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial decline in frequency since then, and in recent times it is of only very light use. In 2010, it ranked at #933 with a usage of 0.014%, however it was nevertheless the most commonly used among all girl names in its family. Jewel has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century. There were 6 times more baby girls than boys who were named Jewel in 1952.

A famous person named Jewel is Singer Jewel, born Jewel Kilcher 23 May 1974, Payson, Utah.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jewel:

the English Juel meaning and origin, the German and English Jule definition, the name nicknames for Jaella, the Iranian and Turkish Jale pronounciation, the name Jaleh meaning, the English short names for Jil, the English Jill name variations, the English Jocelle name popularity, the Italian name Jole origin, the name meaning of Jowell, the name what does the name Jowelle mean, the name short names for Zail, the name what does the name Zaile mean, the name meaning of Zale, the name Zayl pronounciation, the name what does the name Zayle mean, the name meaning of Zeal, the name Zeale pronounciation, the name what does the name Zeel mean, and the name Zeele definition.

The baby name Jewel fun facts:

The name Jewel in reverse order is "Lewej".

The numerological value of the name Jewel is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Jewel?

Jewel is in the top names in USA.