vessell

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English vessel ← Old French vaissel →
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Meanings

vessell1

nounvessell (plural vessells)

plural vessells

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of vessel.

Vessell2

proper nounVessell (plural Vessells)

plural Vessells · alternative Vessel

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchvaissel
  2. Middle Englishvessel
  3. EnglishVessell

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of household vessels, from Middle English vessel, itself from Old French vaissel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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