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Hey, in my family history we have a name we don't know anything about: Quezel. Does anyone know about it?
Here's all I know: it was my great grandmother's maiden name. She was from Naples, but she might have been Spanish. I've heard family mention it comes from some place that to me sounds like the word "abbasso". I also remember hearing it was German, but that might be my brain playing tricks on me. I haven't been able to find anything, though some people say it's French.
My thoughts are that it comes from Casale, meaning small village, or Kettil/ Katils, meaning kettle. Neither one makes sense as the origin in French, Spanish, Italian or Catalan. Does anyone know?
Here's all I know: it was my great grandmother's maiden name. She was from Naples, but she might have been Spanish. I've heard family mention it comes from some place that to me sounds like the word "abbasso". I also remember hearing it was German, but that might be my brain playing tricks on me. I haven't been able to find anything, though some people say it's French.
My thoughts are that it comes from Casale, meaning small village, or Kettil/ Katils, meaning kettle. Neither one makes sense as the origin in French, Spanish, Italian or Catalan. Does anyone know?
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