Wessel

English

Etymology

• As a Dutch and German surname, pet form of Werner.
• Also as a German surname, from Wesel in Westphalia.

Proper noun

Wessel (plural Wessels)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wessel is the 5262^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6630 individuals. Wessel is most common among White (95.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wessel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• sewels

Dutch

Etymology

Compare Wenum-Wiesel, Wezel and Wissel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛ.səl/

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• Hyphenation: Wes‧sel
• Rhymes: -ɛsəl

Proper noun

Wessel n

1. A hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN