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 39004^th 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

• 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

• Andelnaar
• Andels

References

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