Diehl

D2I1E1H4L1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *þeudu →
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Meanings

proper nounDiehl (plural Diehls)

plural Diehls

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*þeudu“people”
  2. EnglishDiehl

From the German surname, from personal names deriving from the base Diet- (such as the first element of Dietrich), eventually from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu (“people”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Delhihield
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APA

Diehl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diehl

MLA

“Diehl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diehl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Diehl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diehl.

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