Wohl

See also: wohl and wóhl

English

Etymology

• As a German and Jewish surname, borrowed from the adjective meaning "good, pleasant" (see below).
• As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German wolt (“wood, forest”).

Proper noun

Wohl (plural Wohls)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wohl is the 16525^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1738 individuals. Wohl is most common among White (95.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wohl”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wole, from Old High German wolo, welo (“weal, wealth, speed, prosperity”). More at weal.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Wohl n (strong, genitive Wohles or Wohls, no plural)

1. good
2. weal
3. wealthy
4. welfare
5. well-being

Declension

Declension of Wohl [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Wohl
genitive	eines	des	Wohles, Wohls
dative	einem	dem	Wohl, Wohle1
accusative	ein	das	Wohl

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Gemeinwohl
• Kindeswohl
• wohlig
• Wohlstand
• zum Wohl

Related terms

• wohl

Further reading

• “Wohl” in Duden online
• “Wohl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache