Andel
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Andĕl and Slovak Andel.
Proper noun
Andel (plural Andels)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Andel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 38.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Ael (dialect form)
Etymology
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
Proper noun
Andel n
- A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN