Wenzel

Where Wenzel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Wenzel.

Wenzel through the years
  1. 1767
    Wenzel Müller born
    composer
  2. 1859
    Wenzel von Wurm born
    Austro-Hungarian general
  3. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #837
    #837 among boys with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  4. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Wenzel Müller · composer, 1767–1835
  • Wenzel von Wurm · Austro-Hungarian general, 1859–1921
  • Wenzel Jaksch · Czech Sudeten German Socialdemocrat politician, 1896–1966
  • Wenzel Jamnitzer · German artist, 1508–1585
  • Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg · Austrian composer and theatre director, 1783–1839

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.