Lovell Forename

106,239th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,253 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Lovell 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.

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Lovell Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
89%
 
2,8511:127,1615,249
Philippines
56%
 
5031:210,7549,204
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Jamaica-1981:14,5621,408
South Africa
65%
 
1391:392,32120,314
England
97%
 
451:1,235,62018,913
Nigeria
97%
 
351:5,073,26774,131
Canada-351:946,66819,375
India
100%
311:39,189,612730,907
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
131:104,7257,155
Liberia
100%
121:367,67210,977
Turks and Caicos Islands-121:2,892588
Guyana
100%
101:76,3266,296
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Iceland-91:40,6692,415
Peru
100%
71:4,541,63634,195
Australia-71:1,951,08917,897
Singapore
100%
61:1,047,84215,242
Grenada
100%
61:18,0211,808
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Uganda
 
67%
31:13,652,30774,436
Saint Lucia
67%
 
31:59,2724,116
Venezuela
100%
31:10,067,298111,314
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721

The alternate forms: Lovêll (1) are calculated separately.

Lovell (52,172) may also be a surname.

Lovell 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.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Lovell Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovêll941/
Lovelle921,135/
Louvell9254/
Loveall925/
Loviell923/
Llovell923/
Loivell922/
Lohvell921/
Lhovell921/
Loveell921/
Lovellh921/
Lovel911,098/
Louvelle8674/
Loveille863/
Loivelle861/
Llovelle861/
Liovelle861/
Lovecell861/
Lovellle861/
Lowell8352,799/
Lavell832,309/
Levell83575/
Louvel83112/
Lovele8356/
Lovelt8342/
Loveyl8328/
Liovel8325/
Loveil8311/
Loviel839/
Llovel838/
Lovill835/
Loivel835/
Lhovel834/
Loveal834/
Lovhel833/
Lohvel832/
Loevel831/
Loovel831/
Loveel831/
Lovyll831/
Lyovel831/
Lavelle773,542/
Lowelle7772/
Loville7731/
Leevell7730/
Lhowell7714/
Lauvell7712/
Liosvel7711/
Llowell7710/
Lovecel779/
Liowell775/
Louvele774/
Louviel773/
Lovecyl773/
Lovicel773/
Lovylle772/
Louvill772/
Lowiell772/
Laviell772/
Llovyll772/
La'vell772/
Leveall772/
Lyoveil771/
Llosvel771/
Lhovele771/
Lhoviel771/
Laevell771/
Looveld771/
Lousvel771/
Louveil771/
Louvelt771/
Lovaill771/
Lovecil771/
Loveltt771/
Lovesel771/
Loweell771/
Lowellt771/
Leveill771/
Lávelle771/
Lowel732,403/
Lavel73441/
Level73198/
Lovil7337/
Lovyl731/
Laveille7137/
Louville7128/
Louwelle715/
Lauvelle713/
Loosvelt712/
Lovechel712/
Louvicel712/
Lloville711/
Llavelle711/
Lavellle711/
Louvecil711/
Lovelova711/
Loviszel711/
Loweille711/
Losville711/
Laouel67343/
Leviel6768/
Lawell6739/
Lavele6736/
Laveil6726/
Laviel6716/
Laveal6713/
Lobele6712/
Leveil6712/
Lavelt6711/
Leveal6711/
Louvil6710/
Lovile679/
Lowiel679/
Lovail679/
Lovechild678/
Loweel678/
Lowele678/
Liovil676/
Llavel676/
Liowel675/
Loweil675/
Llowel675/
Lavill674/
Leevel674/
Luivel674/
Lavhel673/
Liavel673/
Lhowel673/
Levill673/
Leuvel672/
Lowelt672/
Loweyl672/
Lowhel672/
Loowel672/
Losvil672/
Lauvel672/
Lohwel672/
Lohuel671/
Llovil671/
Lobeil671/
Lobhel671/
Liouel671/
Lasvel671/
Lavyll671/
Lhavel671/
Levehl671/
La'vel671/
Loosveldt671/
Loutville671/
Louvyl671/
Lowelh671/
Luowel671/
Laveel671/
Levyll671/
Leveel671/
lo Vul671/

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