Given name & surname

Kochel

Kochel is a surname from German.

Original GermanKöchel

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kochel comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Köchel.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kochel’s family of names

In English usage, Kochel as a surname was borrowed from the German form Köchel. In German usage, Kochel as a surname has a related form in Köchle.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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