Deel
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a north German surname, Borrowed from North German Deel.
- Also as a north German surname, variant of Diehl, Diel.
- As an English surname, variant of Deal, itself a variant of Dale and also named after Deal in Kent.
Proper noun edit
Deel (countable and uncountable, plural Deels)
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.
- The River Deel, a river mainly in County Limerick, Ireland, which flows into the Shannon estuary.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Deel is the 7437th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4478 individuals. Deel is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 424.
Anagrams edit
Low German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-West Germanic *daili, cognate with English deal, Dutch deel and Swedish, Norwegian, Danish del.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Deel m (plural Delen)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German dēle, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. More at thill.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Deel f (plural Delen)
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German teil, from Old High German *deil, northern variant of teil, from Proto-Germanic *dailą.
Cognate with German Teil, Dutch deel, English dole, West Frisian diel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Deel m (plural Deeler)
Noun edit
Deel f (plural Deelen)
- share (of an inheritance)
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic *daili. Compare German Teil, Dutch deel.
Noun edit
Deel n (plural Deele)
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German and Old Saxon dēl.
Noun edit
Deel n
Related terms edit
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian dēl, from Proto-West Germanic *daili. More at deal.
Noun edit
Deel m