Definition of "Hazel"

Hazel

/ˈheɪzəl/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Hazels
1. A female given name from English from the plant or colour hazel. Popular in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century.
  Quotations
  GREEN. - - Squire Rodney has been looking into your affairs, and, by Jove! he swears you've deceived Hazel Kirke!ARTHUR. Deceived her? How?GREEN. He says that your marriage to her was a pretence, a farce, a lie.
  1880, Steele MacKaye, Hazel Kirke ( An Iron Will)
  In the month of May,When all nature seems in touch with hidden jewels,We called her Hazel,Hazel May.
  1908, S. Florence Ray, Fallen Petals, page 17
  Now, as I mentioned earlier, I never liked the name Hazel. I didn't like being called after a nut. I wanted to be called Rosemary, something pretty.
  2002, Susan Starbuck, Hazel Wolf: Fighting the Establishment., page 26
2. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a hazel tree.
3. A place in the United States:
  1. A minor city in Calloway County, Kentucky.
  2. A town in Hamlin County, South Dakota.
  3. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington.
  4. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.