Hezilo

Old Dutch Alternative forms odt Hecilo Pronunciation odt /hetsilo/ early ⭢ /hetsələ/ late Etymology Likely a borrowing from odt goh Hezilo, possibly the compound of goh *hadu battle + goh -zo diminutive suffix + goh -ilo diminutive suffix. The first element combines hadu- and -zo into haz-, which is then further influenced by i-umlaut. Double diminutives, with the first diminutive element being -zo, were common in Old High German personal names. Alternatively, the Old High German Hezilo could be the compound term of goh haz + goh -ilo, where haz- could either mean 'hate' or be a deriving from goh *hadu, not necessarily influenced by -zo. Either way, a Dutch origin seems unlikely because of this name's late emergence and -z- being very uncommon. Proper noun odt proper noun m odt male Declension m 1 Hezil Further reading Names in the Low Countries before 1150 (en + nl) by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen Living History Studies (2012).