Powell
Anglo-American family name
Powell is a surname of Welsh origin, common in English-speaking countries.
Notable bearers include Colin Powell, the American general and Secretary of State, and Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve.
The name appears in place names across the United States: Lake Powell, Powell Street.
The Fed chair Powell announced the rate decision.
Name meaning sacred
- Federal ReserveUS central banking system
- chairmanHead of a board
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- monetary policyCentral bank economic controls
inflation · central bank · Fed · quantitative easing · hawkish · dovish · tapering · stimulus
Traditional masculine name
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- chairmanHead of a board
- Joint ChiefsSenior military advisory council
- Desert Storm1991 Iraq conflict codename
doctrine · four-star · general · statesman · leadership · exit strategy · army · veteran
Massive Arizona gorge
- Colorado RiverMajor southwestern American waterway
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- one-armedLacking one upper extremity
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
surveyor · rapids · boats · Smithsonian · mapping · frontier · nineteenth century · explorer
Hereditary family identifier
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- patronymicName from father's name
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestry · heritage · namesake · genealogy · common name
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- Arizona48th state admitted
- UtahBeehive State, western region
- houseboatWatercraft serving as home
recreation · Page · Navajo · sandstone · drought · water levels · rainbow bridge · marina
Jerome
Name meaning sacred
- Federal ReserveUS central banking system
- chairmanHead of a board
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
monetary policy · inflation · central bank · Fed · quantitative easing · hawkish · dovish · tapering · stimulus · FOMC
Colin
Traditional masculine name
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- chairmanHead of a board
- Joint ChiefsSenior military advisory council
Desert Storm · doctrine · four-star · general · statesman · leadership · exit strategy · army · veteran · national security
Grand Canyon
Massive Arizona gorge
- Colorado RiverMajor southwestern American waterway
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- one-armedLacking one upper extremity
geology · surveyor · rapids · boats · Smithsonian · mapping · frontier · nineteenth century · explorer
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- patronymicName from father's name
lineage · ancestry · heritage · namesake · genealogy · common name
dam
Water-holding barrier
houseboat · recreation · Page · Navajo · sandstone · drought · water levels · rainbow bridge · marina · southwest
- lakesLake Michigan, Lake Erie, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Tahoe
- generalsgeneral, four-star general, brigadier general, three-star general, major general
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- transit stationstrain stations, subway station, train station, train depots, station
- U.S. GeneralsEisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Grant, Lee
- Lincoln assassinationJohn Wilkes Booth, Ford's Theatre, assassination, Booth, derringer
PowellDick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld · Newt Gingrich · Ted Cruz · Steve Bannon · John Bolton
- Lake PowellSouthwestern reservoir on Colorado
- Colin Powell