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Turkel

Turkel proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Turkel (plural Turkels)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Turkel

pluralTurkels

Origin of Turkel

Two main origins: * From a reduced form of the Old Norse personal name Þórketill, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and ketill (“cauldron”). * A Jewish Ashkenazi surname, possibly from Yiddish טערקלטויב (terkltoyb, “turtle dove”).

Questions about Turkel

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

Words near Turkel in the dictionary

  1. Turka
  2. Turkana
  3. Turkana Boy
  4. Turkdom
  5. Turke
  6. Turkel
  7. Turkels
  8. Turkeman
  9. Turkemans
  10. Turkemen
  11. turken

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