The knell Surname
knell Name Meaning and History
- English: topographic name for someone living by a knoll or hilltop, from Middle English knelle (Old English cnyll(e), cnell(e), a derivative of Old English cnoll), or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, for example Knell or Knelle in Sussex.
- South German: from Middle High German knellen ‘to cause to explode’, ‘to snap one’s fingers’, hence a nickname for a noisy, loud-mouthed person, or in Swabia and Bavaria for someone who cursed a lot.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| George Knell from Kent UK |
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| Burl Knell in Laurel Point Cemetery Lewis Co., KY | vsapp | 1 |
| Knell Family | Suann Kolenc | 21 |
| Knells from Wisconsin |
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| Henry "Harry" Knell | audrey | 0 |
| Knell, May Patricia (OBIT MD 8-17-2006) |
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| Jakob Knell, Died 5/13/1913, San Francisco Ca | Sandi | 0 |
| Knell's in Nowra, Australia | Matt Howell | 0 |
| Knell, Amy Elizabeth |
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| Family Tree South-Africa |
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