Given name & surname · also German

Merchel

Merchel is a surname from German, ultimately from Slavic. It is used in Polish.

Original GermanMarchel

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Merchel comes from German, and ultimately from Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Polish usage, Merchel as a surname is a diminutive of Mark.

Merchel’s family of names

In Polish usage, Merchel as a surname is a diminutive of Mark. In Polish usage, Merchel as a surname was borrowed from the German form MARCHEL.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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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German

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Slavic

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Slavic

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Slavic

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Ancient Greek

Metodie

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