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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HASWELL

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(origin: Dutch or Germ.) Hasveldt, from Hase, a river in Westphalia, and veldt, a field, corrupted into well; or from Wald, German, a wood or forest,--the forest on the Hase. The name may also signify the misty place, or the Wild or field of hares, from Haas, Dutch, a hare.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).