Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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FRIZZEL. Also Frizzle (Dmf. 1899 Country Schoolmaster (Wallace) 339), Frissal (Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xi.), Frisel (Sc. 1837 C. I. Johnston Eliz. de Bruce I. iii.), ¶Firzell (Abd. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore 118). Variant forms of the surname Fraser (Dmf. 1830 W. Bennet Traits Sc. Life III. 49). See A. Fraser Frasers of Philorth (1879) I. 2. [′frɪzl)