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Help[Surname] Re: The surname Diesel
in reply to a message by Getb
The surname Diesel is derived from "d'IJssel", the IJssel being a river flowing through Europe. The "d'" particle in this setting means "of". So the meaning of the name Diesel is, quite simply, "from the IJssel".
The letter "IJ" is a Dutch letter, pronounced "ey".
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Lars C
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