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Help[Surname] Re: Quezel
in reply to a message by Ellis K
Quézel is a French name that is derived from Old Occitan quetz 'quiet' and so presumably the nickname of a quiet, tranquil individual.
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Thank you so much! Where did you find that?
Any infirmation on how they got to Italy, or anything about their history?
Occitan. I have no idea why I hadn't thought of that.
Any infirmation on how they got to Italy, or anything about their history?
Occitan. I have no idea why I hadn't thought of that.
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Quézel is in Morlet's dictionary of French family names. There are a few Quezels in Italy but the name is definitely not Italian. There is a record of someone named Anna Quezel from Sorrento, which is not far from Naples, coming to the US in 1930. Could that be her?
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It doesn't sound like her, but I'll keep looking.
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