Holwell
hamlet · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Holwell likely refers to a well situated in or near a wood. The name combines the Old English word for wood with the term for a well.
Word origins
- Hol
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from holt "wood, forest")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedwell(from wella "well")