Mendel

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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.

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