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Mendel

Mendel proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Mendel (plural Mendels)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Mendel

pluralMendels

Origin of Mendel

* 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.

Words formed from Mendel

Questions about Mendel

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

Words near Mendel in the dictionary

  1. Mende
  2. Mende syndrome
  3. mended
  4. mended fences
  5. mended one's ways
  6. Mendel
  7. Mendeleeff's law
  8. Mendeleefian
  9. Mendeleev
  10. Mendeleev's law
  11. Mendeleevian

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