# Edsel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #71,476

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.
2. An automobile marque that was planned, manufactured, and launched with great advertising hype by the Ford Motor Company in September 1957, but was a notorious failure.

## Etymology
The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edsel