Mendel
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"We all know that Mendel was way ahead of his time."
Etymology
* As a south German surname, variant of Meindl, from a pet form of Mein. * As a Jewish given name, from the Yiddish personal name מענדל (Mendl), a diminutive form of מאַן (man, “man”), an affectionate form of מנחם (m'nachém), or ultimately from Old Spanish Mendes through Ladino.