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Frizzell

Frizzell proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Frizzell (plural Frizzells)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Frizzell

pluralFrizzells
alternative formFrizell

Origin of Frizzell

* As an English and Irish surname, from Old French frisel (“ribbon, tassel, fringe”), a nickname for someone with an ornate style of dress; see frise (“border, frieze”). * As a Scottish surname, from Anglo-Norman fresel (“strawberry”) (see fraise). * Also as a Scottish surname, Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Friseal, a Gaelicized form of Fraser.

Questions about Frizzell

What does Frizzell mean?
Frizzell means a surname.
What part of speech is Frizzell?
Frizzell is a proper noun.

Words near Frizzell in the dictionary

  1. frizz up
  2. frizzante
  3. frizzantes
  4. frizzed
  5. frizzed up
  6. Frizzell
  7. Frizzells
  8. frizzen
  9. frizzens
  10. frizzer
  11. frizzers

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