Lovel Forename
Approximately 1,098 people bear this name
Lovel Forename Definition:
A male name. this appears to have been a diminutive in -el of the Anglo-Norman name Love. Another diminutive was Lovet. Love was apparently the English form of louve ‘wolf’. Lovel and Lovet both occur in Domesday Book. The common surnames Lovel and Lovell, Lowell, Lovet, Lovett, Lovat are derived from them.
Read More About This ForenameLovel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 54% | 440 | 1:240,931 | 10,060 |
| United States | 71% | 233 | 1:1,555,953 | 28,271 |
| India | 92% | 102 | 1:11,910,568 | 336,995 |
| Congo | 79% | 76 | 1:65,911 | 4,662 |
| Jamaica | - | 66 | 1:43,685 | 2,602 |
| Indonesia | - | 29 | 1:8,895,299 | 294,414 |
| Senegal | 60% | 25 | 1:583,254 | 7,036 |
| Cameroon | - | 23 | 1:939,587 | 25,311 |
| Kenya | 60% | 10 | 1:4,630,711 | 25,538 |
| Nigeria | 63% | 9 | 1:19,729,373 | 174,791 |
| Canada | - | 8 | 1:4,141,672 | 45,609 |
| England | 75% | 8 | 1:6,950,365 | 56,418 |
| Croatia | 100% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| Taiwan | - | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3 | 1:18,177,550 | 242,026 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Italy | 50% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
Lovel (776) may also be a surname.
Lovel Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. this appears to have been a diminutive in -el of the Anglo-Norman name Love. Another diminutive was Lovet. Love was apparently the English form of louve ‘wolf’. Lovel and Lovet both occur in Domesday Book. The common surnames Lovel and Lovell, Lowell, Lovet, Lovett, Lovat are derived from them. Lovel was apparently also much used for dogs, e.g. the 15th-C rhyme on the favourites of Richard III, Ratcliffe, Catesby, and Lovel: The Rat, the Cat, and Lovel our dog Rule all England under the hog.
These names seem to have died out in the 14th or 15th C, but Love (the abstract noun) was used by the Puritans in the 17th C as a christian name.
Lovel Domesday Book 1086, Hundred Rolls 1273. Lovet Domesday Book 1086. Love Hundred Rolls 1273.
A Teutonic name, meaning: A young wolf, signifying good fortune.
Lovel Forename Popularity
Lovel Demographics
Average Lovel Salary in
United States
$34,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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