Given name & surname · also German

Scheel

“squinting”

Scheel is a surname from German, ultimately from Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Scheel goes back to a word meaning “squinting.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Scheel comes from German, and ultimately from Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Scheel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Dutch

Scholl

“clod of earth”

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German

Schenk

Schenk is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Dutch

Scheeres

Scheeres is a surname from Dutch.

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Old Dutch

Schoorl

Schoorl is a surname from Middle Dutch, ultimately from Old Dutch. It is used in Dutch.

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Dutch

Schandevel

Schandevel is a surname from Dutch.

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Dutch

Scheper

“shepherd”

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Dutch

Schalk

“servant of God”

No U.S. birth series

95% boys · 5% girls

Sibling ideas

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