Engle

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English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Engle

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Sierra County, New Mexico.
    2. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas.
    3. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

German[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Engle m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Engles or (with an article) Engle, feminine genitive Engle, plural Engles or Engle)

  1. a surname

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *Anglī. The name is possibly derived from angol (fishhook), from Proto-Germanic *angulaz, referring to either the Angles' habitat on the Jutland coast, shaped like a fishhook, or the Angles' probable occupation as fishermen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈen.ɡle/, [ˈeŋ.ɡle]

Proper noun[edit]

Engle m pl

  1. the English
  2. England
  3. the Angles

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