Can I keep the name Jewel?

Brother in Islam,

Shariah has placed a great importance in choosing names. To this effect, the Prophet SallallahuAlayhiWasallam has mentioned:

مَنْ وُلِدَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ فَلْيُحْسِنِ اسْمَهُ وَأَدَبَهُ (رواه البيهقي في شعب الإيمان: 8299)

Translation:Whoever is graced with a child, he should give him a beautiful name and beautify his characters(Bayhaqi:8299)

Furthermore, RasullullahSallallahuAlaihiWaSallam has said:

إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ، وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ، فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ (رواه أبو داود: 4948)

Translation: Surely you will be called on the Day of Judgment according to your names and your fathers’ names.  Therefore, beautify your names. (Abu Dawud: 4948)

In principle, it is preferred to keep names that are mentioned by Allah Ta’alah in the Qur’an, by RasulullahSallallahuAlaihiWaSallamin  ahadith, and those names usually kept by righteous Muslims. ¹ Accordingly, names not falling in the category above, as well as names that are kept in imitiation of non-Muslims, should be avoided.²

With regards to the name Jewel, it is derived from Latin meaning precious gem.Children were named Jewel in honor of the 16^th century bishop Salisbury Saint Jewel. Priorto the 19^th century, it was not used as a given name.³ Thus, it will not be appropriate to keep Jewel as a middle name.