Given name & surname
Merkel
Merkel is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Portuguese.
Original GermanMarkel
Meaning & origin
Merkel’s family of names
In German usage, Merkel as a surname has a related form in Markel. In German usage, Merkel as a surname has a related form in MARKL. In German usage, Merkel as a surname has a related form in MERKE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Merkel has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Germanwhere Merkel comes from · 12 names
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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