Kessler

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Kessler, Keßler →
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Meanings

proper nounKessler (plural Kesslers)

plural Kesslers · alternative Keslar

  1. A surname from German.

    The “law” [Duane] Kessler refers to was passed by the council one week earlier on Independence Day. It establishes La Verkin as a “U.N. Free Zone,” and requires that all United Nations supporters affix a sign to their homes and businesses that says, “U.N. work conducted here.”

    2001 August 27, Lin Alder, “Utah town goes ‘U.N. free’”, in High Country News, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2024

Origin

  1. GermanKessler, Keßler“kettler, kettle-smith, tinker”
  2. EnglishKessler

Borrowed from German Kessler, Keßler (“kettler, kettle-smith, tinker”). See also Kessel (“kettle”).

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APA

Kessler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kessler

MLA

“Kessler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kessler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kessler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kessler.

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