英和和英

語源

From 古期英語 holh (“hollow”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

固有名詞

Holwell (countable and uncountable, plural Holwells)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).
   2. A village and civil parish in west Dorset (OS grid ref ST7010).
   3. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1633).
   4. A small village in Ab Kettleby parish, Melton district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK7323).
   5. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2309).
   6. A hamlet in Nunney parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7245).
2. A locality in Latrobe council area and the West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holwell is the 87335 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 213 individuals. Holwell is most common among White (92.96%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196.