Buell - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Buell \

is pronounced BYOO-ell. It is of German origin, and its meaning is "hill dweller". Use of surnames like Buell, Buford, and Beauregard as given names come from the custom of naming sons after commanding officers during and after the American Civil War. In the North, names like Grant and Scott became popular choices.

Buell has 4 variant forms: Buel, Bueller, Buhl and Buhler.

Baby names that sound like Buell are Bell, Beal, Beall, Bill, Byll and Pell.

Buell is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5556 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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