Jewel
Jewel is a girl name of French origin, meaning A precious gem.
What Jewel means
A precious gem.
Jewel sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Jewel comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Jewel is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Jewel?
Jewel is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Jewel is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Jewel
Jewel sits in our Gem group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Gem
Names like Jewel
These share Jewel's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Margaux — Pearl.
- Marguerite — Daisy; pearl.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Greta — Pearl.
- Margaret — Pearl.
- Pearl — A precious pearl.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Amber — Golden fossilized resin.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Anju — Pearl.
- Anzu — Pearl.