Boswell

Boswell may be an old name, but it still finds a way to stay on its feet. This masculine moniker is likely descended from the English Boisil, a name associated with one of the earliest recorded monks in Scotland, St Boisil of Melrose Abbey. Though rooted in Christianity, Boswell also traces back to Beuzeville-la-Giffard in Seine-Maritime, France, where it began as a habitational surname before arriving in Britain with the Norman Invasion of 1066. The name itself combines the Germanic Boso and ville ("settlement") and was later adapted to align with the Old English wielle or West Saxon welle, meaning "spring of water" or "well." The first recorded use of Boswell in Britain was by Sir Ralph Boswell of Guntwaite in Yorkshire, a Norman descendant. Other sources suggest Boswell means "boar enclosure by the stream," giving this classic name a beautiful nature-inspired touch, reflecting its rich British and French origins.