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Lowell

/LOH-el/ MasculineFrench

Meaning

Lowell is a masculine name of French origin meaning “little wolf”.

Lowell comes from a Norman French surname derived from lou, wolf, with a diminutive ending, so the polished New England surname secretly means wolf cub. The Boston Lowells, including poets James Russell and Robert Lowell, made it an emblem of Yankee letters.

Charted steadily in the US through the twentieth century; a quiet vintage pick now.

Popularity in the United States

Boys

Ranked #937 in 1986 · peak #798 in 1982

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
French
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/LOH-el/
Themes
Wolf

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Questions

  • Lowell is a masculine name of French origin meaning “little wolf”. Lowell comes from a Norman French surname derived from lou, wolf, with a diminutive ending, so the polished New England surname secretly means wolf cub.

  • Lowell is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Charted steadily in the US through the twentieth century; a quiet vintage pick now.

  • The name Lowell comes from French. Lowell comes from a Norman French surname derived from lou, wolf, with a diminutive ending, so the polished New England surname secretly means wolf cub. The Boston Lowells, including poets James Russell and Robert Lowell, made it an emblem of Yankee letters.

  • Lowell is pronounced LOH-el.

More names that mean wolf

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Conall MasculineIrish“strong as a wolf”
  2. Conan MasculineIrish“little wolf, little hound”
  3. Faolán MasculineIrish“little wolf”
  4. Otsana FeminineBasque“she-wolf”
  5. Ralph MasculineOld Norse“wolf counsel”
  6. Rudolph MasculineGermanic“famous wolf”