JEWEL  

Gender: F
Origin: Word name

Popularity in 2008: #896

As Flora is for botanicals, Jewel is the generic gemstone name, not used much since the early twentieth century, when it was seen as a symbol of how precious a daughter could be. The French version, Bijou, feels more modern, as do Pearl and Ruby.

Variations:
Jule, Jewella, Jewell, Juel, Jewelle

Jewel is being discussed in our message boards:

• Sibling for Dash Harrison P____
• Starla
• Good 1-syllable middle names
• BABY NAME GAME - lots of kids, lots of questions!
• Majorly Big Family Game!=)

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jewel:

• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO