Wessel
English
editEtymology
edit- As a Dutch and German surname, pet form of Werner.
- Also as a German surname, from Wesel in Westphalia.
Proper noun
editWessel (plural Wessels)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wessel is the 5262nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6630 individuals. Wessel is most common among White (95.08%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wessel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editCompare Wenum-Wiesel, Wezel and Wissel.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWessel n
- A hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from German
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛsəl
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛsəl/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands