Powell
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//paʊl//
- United Kingdom//pəʊl//
- United States//ˈpaʊ.(w)əl//
An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
proper noun
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An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer being considered as a replacement for Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair.
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A male given name.
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A number of places in the United States: A small town in DeKalb County, Alabama.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Cass County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Delaware County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee.
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A number of places in the United States: A small town in Navarro County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Park County, Wyoming.
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Variant of Powell CountyA number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Powell County.
Etymology
The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.
Forms
- plural
- Powells
Powell · An English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
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