Meaning & origin
How it developed
In German usage, Meckel as a surname is a short form of MECHTHILD.
Meckel’s family of names
In German usage, Meckel as a surname is a short form of MECHTHILD. In German usage, Meckel as a surname has a related form in MECK. In German usage, Meckel as a surname has a related form in MECKE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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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