Andel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Andĕl and Slovak Andel.

Proper noun

Andel (plural Andels)

  1. 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

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.dəl/
  • Hyphenation: An‧del
  • Rhymes: -ɑndəl

Proper noun

Andel n

  1. 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
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