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Finkel

Finkel proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Finkel (plural Finkels)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Finkel

pluralFinkels
alternative formFinkler

Origin of Finkel

Borrowed from German Finkel, from Yiddish פֿינקל (finkl, “spark”), from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funko, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.

Questions about Finkel

What does Finkel mean?
Finkel means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Finkel?
Finkel is a proper noun.

Words near Finkel in the dictionary

  1. Finkbeiner
  2. Finkbeiners
  3. Finke
  4. finked
  5. finked out
  6. Finkel
  7. Finkelhor
  8. Finkels
  9. Finkelstein
  10. Finkelstein reaction
  11. Finkelsteins

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