Andel
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Czech Andĕl and Slovak Andel.
Proper noun edit
Andel (plural Andels)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Andel is the 39004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Andel is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Andel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 38.
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Ael (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as analo in 850. Compound of Old Dutch ana (“high, upper, elevated”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly split into a village and a hamlet called Op-Andel and Neer-Andel ("Upstream Andel" and "Downstream Andel").
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Andel n
- A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN