Lovels

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Several people or families who bear the surname Lovel, a name of English origin
2. Multiple bearers of the family name Lovel, the plural form used when referring to more than one of them
3. Plural of the English surname Lovel, used when speaking of a group of people sharing that family name

Etymology: "Lovels" is the plural of "lovel," a rare noun from Middle English for a base-born or humble person, used as a term of social contempt rather than for any particular trade or office. The likeliest source is the Anglo-Norman "louvel," a diminutive of "lou," meaning wolf, so the original sense was probably "little wolf" or wolf cub. The connection is plausible but not certain, and it rests partly on the surname Lovel, which is thought to come from the same French word.