Spell

Spell

See also: spell

English

Etymology

From the German surname, perhaps related to Speller.

Proper noun

Spell (plural Spells)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Spell is the 6404th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5313 individuals. Spell is most common among White (77.66%) and Black/African American (18.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.

Noun

Spell n (plural Spells)

  1. game
    Synonym: Gäm
  2. sport
    Synonym: Sport
  3. play
  4. a piece of music

Hyponyms

(game):

(play):

  • Truaspell

(musci):

Derived terms

  • spälen
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