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Etzel - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Etzel

[ 2 syll. et-zel, etz-el ] The boy name Etzel is pronounced EHTZahL KEY. Etzel's language of origin is Germanic and it is used mainly in the English language. The medieval name is derived from the element adal ('noble, honorable') or else from the nickname atta ('father'). A variant of Etzel is Edsel (English). See also the related form, Adal (German).

Etzel is rare as a baby boy name. It is listed outside of the top 1000.

A baby name that sounds like Etzel is Edsel (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Etzel: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Etzel Meaning of Edsel Meaning of Adal