Appel
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Appel
- A surname.
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Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Appel is the 4,473rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,938 individuals. Appel is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.
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Central Franconian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German apfel, compare German Apfel.
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Noun edit
Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelche)
- (most dialects) apple
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as appele in 1146. Etymology unknown. Usually interpreted as a compound of appel (“apple”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil, pool”). An alternative interpretation reads the first component as Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”).
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Appel n
- A hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
East Central German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German apfel.
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Appel
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Low German and Central German form of standard Upper German Apfel (compare Middle Low German appel). Adopted from there into colloquial standard German.
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Noun edit
Appel m (strong, genitive Appels, plural Äppel)
- (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) Alternative form of Apfel (“apple”)
- Ich hab den ganzen Tag noch nix gegessen außer 'n Appel heut morgen.
- I haven't eaten anything the whole day except an apple this morning.
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German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German appel, from Old Saxon appel. More at apple.
Noun edit
Appel m (plural Äppel or Appels)
- apple (fruit)
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Descendants edit
- → German: Appel (colloquial, regional)
Limburgish edit
Noun edit
Appel m (plural Öppel or Äppel, diminutive Öppelke or Äppelke)
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Noun edit
Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelke)
- German-based spelling spelling of Ape̩l
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Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Rhine Franconian, from Middle High German apfel. Compare German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.
Noun edit
Appel m (plural Eppel)
Saterland Frisian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian appel, from Proto-West Germanic *applu. Cognates include West Frisian apel and German Apfel.
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Noun edit
Appel m (plural Appele)