Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɛk.əl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886). Related NamesDetails RootJudicaël (given name)VariantsJewel, Jewell Categories islands