Woodtli

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Woodtli is a Swiss name. According to the family name book of Switzerland , the name was native to Rothrist , Oftringen , Strengelbach and Vordemwald in the 18th century .

In the 18th and 19th centuries, numerous Woodtlis left their homeland. So Woodtlis settled in the Zurich Oberland , others emigrated overseas. In 1855, for example, over 300 impoverished Rothrist residents (10 percent of the total population) immigrated to New Orleans in the United States , including Woodtlis.

The name is almost exclusively written with two o and dt. As a deviation, there are those that write the name with y instead of i. Originally the name was written without an o.

The current family name was originally a nickname for people with very good character traits .

The origin can be traced back to the Old High German word wätlich, wädlech, wadlich or wätlihe. According to the Schweizerischer Idiotikon (Swiss German Dictionary, Volume XVI, pages 2203 and 2204), this means good, pleasant, pleasant to deal with, orderly, but also skillful, talented, capable, careful and also handsome, handsome, upright, respected.

Development of the spelling of the name

  • 14th century Wettlicho, Wetliche
  • 15th century. Wätlich, Wätlich, Wetlich
  • 16th century. Wattli, Wathlin, Wättli, Wättlich
  • 17th century Wädlin, Wetle
  • 18th century Wadtli, Wotle, Woodtli
  • The o-shape prevailed in the 18th century.

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