Weibel

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English

Proper noun

Weibel (plural Weibels)

  1. A surname

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Weibel is the 15978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1817 individuals. Weibel is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.

Anagrams


German

A Standesweibel heading the parade, canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland.

Etymology

From Middle High German weibel, Old High German weibil.[1]

Noun

Weibel m (genitive Weibels, plural Weibel, feminine Weibelin)

  1. (archaic outside Switzerland) usher

Derived terms

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Weibel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891