Given name & surname

Schimel

“grey/white horse”

Schimel is a surname from German.

Original GermanSchimmel

Meaning & origin

What it means

Schimel goes back to German Schimmel, meaning “grey/white horse.”

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Where it comes from

Schimel comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Schimmel (“grey/white horse”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schimel’s family of names

In English usage, Schimel as a surname was borrowed from the German form SCHIMMEL.

Walk Schimel’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Sibling ideas

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