Type Surname (from location)
Usage Anglo-Saxon, English, Medieval English
Other Forms FormsHalliwell, Haliwell, Hallawell, Hallewell, Helliwell, Holliwell, Hollowell, Holwell, Halegewelle, Haliwelle, Halwell, Halwill, Halgewilla, Holywell, Halewell
Meaning & History
Variant of Halliwell, from Old English halig (holy) and well(a) (well or spring)
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From any of the numerous minor places so called, from Old English hol ‘hollow’, ‘sunken’ + weg ‘way’, ‘path’. In Ireland, it has sometimes been Gaelicized as Ó hAilmhic.
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From any of the numerous minor places so called, from Old English hol ‘hollow’, ‘sunken’ + weg ‘way’, ‘path’. In Ireland, it has sometimes been Gaelicized as Ó hAilmhic.