Given name · Yiddish
מענדל
מענדל (mendl) is a masculine given name, possibly from Hebrew, ultimately from Ladino. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Mendl.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
מענדל possibly comes from Hebrew, and ultimately from Ladino.
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How it developed
Possibly from Hebrew מנחם (m'nachém), built from Yiddish מאַן + ־ל.
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מענדל’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, מענדל can be written in the Roman alphabet as MENDL. In Yiddish usage, מענדל was borrowed from the Hebrew form מנחם.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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