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Garfunkel

Garfunkel proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Garfunkel (plural Garfunkels)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Garfunkel

pluralGarfunkels
alternative formGarfinkel

Origin of Garfunkel

From Yiddish גאָרפֿינקל (gorfinkl, “carbuncle”).

Questions about Garfunkel

What does Garfunkel mean?
Garfunkel means a surname.
What part of speech is Garfunkel?
Garfunkel is a proper noun.

Words near Garfunkel in the dictionary

  1. Garfinkelian
  2. Garfinkels
  3. garfish
  4. garfishes
  5. Garforth
  6. Garfunkel
  7. garg
  8. gargalesis
  9. gargalesthesia
  10. Gargalianoi
  11. Gargan

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