Havel Family History
14-Day Free Trial
GET STARTED
Havel Name Meaning
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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Hamel, Haver, Savel, Habel, Hazel, Tavel, Ravel, Hayer, Cave, Gavel