Given name & surname
Mendelssohn
“son of Mendl”
Mendelssohn is a surname from Yiddish. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mendelssohn goes back to Yiddish מענדעלסאָן, meaning “son of Mendl.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Yiddish מענדעלסאָן (“son of Mendl”), built from Yiddish מאַן (“man”) + ־ל.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mendelssohn’s family of names
In German usage, Mendelssohn as a surname has a related form in Mendel. In German usage, Mendelssohn as a surname has a related form in Mandel. In German usage, Mendelssohn as a surname has a related form in MENDELSOHN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mendelssohn has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Yiddish roots to each of them.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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