Wissel

Borrowed from German Wissel.

Wissel (plural Wissels)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wissel is the 35057^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Wissel is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.

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

• wesils, wissle

First attested as de wischele in 1273. Etymology uncertain. Possibilities include a compound derived from either Proto-Germanic *wisô- (“pasture”) or Old Dutch Widso (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”) and a derivation from Middle Dutch wissel (“changing, variable”) (used here to indicate land that changes hands each year). Compare Wenum-Wiesel, Wessel and Wezel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪ.səl/

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• Hyphenation: Wis‧sel
• Rhymes: -ɪsəl
• Homophone: wissel

Wissel n

1. a hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands

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