# Wessel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #70,397

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a Dutch and German surname, pet form of Werner.
* Also as a German surname, from Wesel in Westphalia.

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