Hartwell: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hartwell – Meaning: stag spring – Origin: Old English (surname) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: HART-wel


Hartwell is an Old English (surname) unisex name meaning “stag spring”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Hartwell

Meaning: Stag spring.

Origin: Old English (surname).

A common claim: heart spring Actually: Hartwell derives from Old English heorot ('stag'), not 'heart'.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Hartwell

Phonetic: HART-wel   IPA: /ˈhɑːrtwɛl/

Popularity of Hartwell

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1881–2024.

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