Meaning & origin
What it means
As a north/Low German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “wood, forest.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
As a north/Low German surname, it comes from Middle Low German wolt.
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Wohl’s family of names
In German usage, Wohl has a conventional equivalent in the English form obvs.
The ring: across languages.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Wohl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Weisenthal
“meadow”
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Palm
“palm tree”
47% boys · 53% girls
Ormanda
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Earendel
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Blumenthal
“flower valley”
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Locke
“man of the forest” · “from the fortress”
>99% boys
Bungert
“tree” · “enclosure”
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ᚹᚨᚷᛖ
“wave, sea”
>99% boys