Frizzell

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French frisel ← Anglo-Norman fresel ← Scottish Gaelic Friseal →
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Meanings

proper nounFrizzell (plural Frizzells)

plural Frizzells · alternative Frizell

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicFriseal
  2. Anglo-Normanfresel“strawberry”
  3. Old Frenchfrisel“ribbon, tassel, fringe”
  4. EnglishFrizzell

* 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.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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