Given name & surname · also German
Hummel
Hummel is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Old High German. It is used in German.
Original GermanHumml
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Hummel comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German humbel, from Old High German humbal.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hummel’s family of names
In German usage, Hummel as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Dutch form HOMMEL. In German usage, Hummel as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form BOURDON. In German usage, Hummel as a surname has a related form in HOMEL.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hummel has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old High German roots to each of them.
15 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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