 Zuzwil itself first appears in a separate deed, dated 11 May 761.As with the Henauer Urkunde, this document also deeds property, this time located in Zuzwil, to the Abbey of St. Gall.“Zuocewilare” or “Zuozo Vilare” ("Zuozo's hamlet") as Zuzwil was originally called, is believed to derive its name from an Alamanni clan leader by the name of “Zuozo” who established a settlement there.