Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giesel

/ˈɡiː zəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: giesel
IPA: /ˈɡiː zəl/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

German surname, from the personal name Giesel, shortened from several old Germanic names derived from the element *gīsl (“pledge, hostage”). Also a variant of Geisel, of the same meaning.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Giesels (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce giesel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡiː zəl/.
What does giesel mean?: A surname from German.
Where does giesel come from?: It is traced to German.

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