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Fell 1
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

From Middle English fell ”high ground”, ultimately derived from Old Norse fjall, describing one who lived on a mountain.
Added 7/27/2015 by Aventura5
Edited 5/14/2018 by Beautiful Victory

Fell 2
not set
Type Surname (from occupation)

Meaning & History

Metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Middle English fell, Middle High German vel, or German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean "skin, hide, pelt". Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts "tanned hide" (see Pilcher).
Added 5/14/2018 by Marusero