Given name & surname · also Turkish
Akel
“wisdom, reason”
Akel is a surname from Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in English and Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Akel goes back to Arabic عَقْل, meaning “wisdom, reason.”
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Where it comes from
Akel comes from Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Turkish Akel, from Arabic عَقْل (“wisdom, reason”); its root is Arabic ع ق ل.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Akel’s family of names
In Greek usage, Akel as a surname is a transliteration of Άκελ. In Greek usage, Akel as a surname is a transliteration of Ακέλ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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