Medel

See also: medel

English

Proper noun

Medel (plural Medels)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Medel is the 7224th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4620 individuals. Medel is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.09%) and White (10.97%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Meêl (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as de medela in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as in medele in 1196. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch mede (“middle, centrally located”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Meijel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.dəl/
  • Hyphenation: Me‧del
  • Rhymes: -eːdəl

Proper noun

Medel n

  1. A hamlet in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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