Wortcostelle (surname)

Wortcostelle is an Ambrosian Gollic surname, representing the court title royal guard. It is derived from the earlier Warðcoustelle, from the Old Ambrosian-Gollic word warðcoustellen. This was a compound of "warð", meaning guard, and "coustellen", meaning castle.

Variations

English

Wortcostelle was borrowed into English at different stages. It has been spelled several different ways in English—the following (in alphabetic order) is a selection of the variants.

De Wortcostelle, de Wortcourtelle, Deworchustol, Lewarthoustel, Wartcoustel, Wartostelle, Worcestell, Worcostel, and Wourtostell.

Other languages

• Orcoustella (Gollic)
• Wertkeschtahle (Heldic)
• Wørtcostëhle (Searic)
• Vertostella (Vrebsicourgi

People named Wortcostelle

Politicians

• Charles Henry Wortcostelle (1739–1802), Lord Keeper of the Royal Treasury
• Karl Wertkeschtahle (1744–1800), Chancellor of Horteny