Given name & surname

Dunkel

Dunkel is a surname from German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Dunkel comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Dunkel.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dunkel’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Dunkel has a later derivative in Tunkkari.

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Sibling ideas

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