The havel Surname
havel Name Meaning and History
- Czech: from the personal name Havel (see Gall 2).
- French: metonymic occupational name from Old French haf ‘hook’, ‘pickaxe’.
- Dutch: metonymic occupational name from Middle Dutch houweel, hauweel ‘hoe’, ‘mattock’, ‘pick’, diminutive of Old Dutch hauwa.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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