Usages: Breton, Medieval Breton, Arthurian RomanceBreton form of Hywel. A historical name from Brittany, a first hypothesis states it comes from the adjective uhel "high, mighty, holder of an important position". A second one, more widely recognized, states it comes from the prefix ho/he "easy to" and the noun gwel "sight", which put together means "easy to see, remarkable". Famous bearers of the name include King Hoelus Magnus (a nephew of King Arthur through a sister in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae), King Hoel (father of Iseult in the Tristan legend cycle), and Saint Hoel (King of Goëlo). It is also the name of several historical kings of Brittany between the 10th and 12th centuries.This name can be used in compound first names. For example in French-speaking countries one might be called: Pierre-Hoël (masculine), Jean-Hoël (masculine), etc.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho%C3%ABl_I,_Duke_of_Brittany http://dmnes.org/name/Hywel http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/hoel http://bibliotheque.idbe-bzh.org/data/cle_122/Choix_de_PrAnoms_bretons_.pdf http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/howel(Information from name #210309 originally submitted by user erneste)
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Breton form of Hywel. A historical name from Brittany, a first hypothesis states it comes from the adjective uhel "high, mighty, holder of an important position". A second one, more widely recognized, states it comes from the prefix ho/he "easy to" and the noun gwel "sight", which put together means "easy to see, remarkable". Famous bearers of the name include King Hoelus Magnus (a nephew of King Arthur through a sister in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae), King Hoel (father of Iseult in the Tristan legend cycle), and Saint Hoel (King of Goëlo). It is also the name of several historical kings of Brittany between the 10th and 12th centuries.
This name can be used in compound first names. For example in French-speaking countries one might be called: Pierre-Hoël (masculine), Jean-Hoël (masculine), etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho%C3%ABl_I,_Duke_of_Brittany
http://dmnes.org/name/Hywel
http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/hoel
http://bibliotheque.idbe-bzh.org/data/cle_122/Choix_de_PrAnoms_bretons_.pdf
http://www.meilleursprenoms.com/stats/prenoms_stat.php/howel
(Information from name #210309 originally submitted by user erneste)