Given name & surname
Garfunkel
“carbuncle”
Garfunkel is a surname from Yiddish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garfunkel goes back to Yiddish גאָרפֿינקל, meaning “carbuncle.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Garfunkel’s family of names
In English usage, Garfunkel as a surname has a related form in GARFINKEL. In English usage, Garfunkel as a surname has a related form in GARFINKEL.
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