מענדל

Yiddish

Etymology

An affectionate form of Hebrew מנחם (m'nachém), or perhaps מאַן (man) +‎ ־ל (-l). Alternatively, possibly from Old Spanish Mendes through Ladino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛndl̩/

Proper noun

מענדל • (mendl) m

  1. a male given name, anglicized as Mendel

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.