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Hassel
How to Pronounce Hassel
Pronounced HAS-uhl /ˈhæsəl/High
Meaning: Hassel is a variant of the surname Hassell, a locational name from Old English haesel, 'hazel tree', naming someone who lived by hazels or came from a place so called. Like many English place-surnames it passed into American use as a first name, keeping the plain woodland sense of 'hazel'.Low
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History & Origin
Hassel is a form of the surname Hassell, from the Old English haesel, 'hazel', a place and nature name for someone dwelling among hazel trees. Carried to America as a family name, it was occasionally handed to boys as a first name in the surname-forename fashion of the early twentieth century.
It was always uncommon as a given name, borne by only a couple dozen boys a year around its high in the mid nineteen-twenties. It reads as a plain, old-fashioned surname-name with a woodland flavour.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Hassel mean?
It's a variant of the surname Hassell, from the Old English haesel meaning 'hazel tree'.
How do you pronounce Hassel?
It's said HAS-uhl /ˈhæsəl/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Hassel a boy or girl name?
Hassel is used as a boy's name.
Is Hassel a popular name?
No, it has always been rare as a first name, an old surname used lightly for boys in the early twentieth century.