63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Welsh [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Old Welsh form of Hywel. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesHoel(Arthurian Cycle) Hoel(Breton) Howell, Hywel(Welsh) Sources & References Page at https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/british1000/appendix3.html.