Cassel

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginLate Latin castellum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.

    2016 October 12, Andy Orin, “I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work”, in LifeHacker, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024
  2. Dated spelling of Kassel: a city in Germany.
  3. A commune in Bailleul canton, Dunkerque arrondissement, Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  4. A village in John Taolo Gaetsewe district municipality, Northern Cape province, South Africa.
  5. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.
  6. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. Late Latincastellum
  2. EnglishCassel

* As an English surname, variant of Cassell. * As a German surname, variant of Kassel, related to the above. Both senses have been adapted as Swedish surnames. Compare Castel. * As a French surname, from the city Cassel, Nord, itself a derivative of Late Latin castellum and thus related to the above.

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Translations

Latin Castellum Menapiōrum
  • Castellum Menapiōrumcommune of Bailleul, Dunkerque, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France

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Cite this entry
APA

Cassel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassel

MLA

“Cassel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cassel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassel.

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