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Edsel

American  
[ed-suhl] / ˈɛd səl /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”


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He said she was “gleeful” when Edsel traveled to Massachusetts to interview her a few years before her death in 2010 at the age of 94.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

“He seemed more curious about me being able to put into perspective what he had done, as if he didn’t realize where he fit into the overall picture,” Mr. Edsel said by phone.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023

Fans of defunct nameplates, like Meteor, Fairlane, Galaxie, Model A, and Edsel, will also find a treasure trove of material to sort through.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 2022

It is considered one of the most conservative of the car-driving plain Mennonite groups, according to Edsel Burdge, research associate at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Basil was in his Edsel, still scribbling furiously.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam