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[Surname] You'll... Watt?! Joule and Watt...

by GETB (guest)

9/13/2014, 5:42 AM

James Prescott Joule and James Watt gave their surnames to the units for the Joule and Watt, repsectively, but... What did their surnames meant long before this? What's their etymology?

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- Marc (guest) +1

9/13/2014, 8:09 AM

Joule is a variant of Jewell whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=jewell. Watt is at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=watt.

- GETB (guest)

9/13/2014, 8:23 AM

Thanks. :D

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