Mangel

• As a German surname, variant of Mangold.
• As a Jewish surname, from German Mangel (“scarcity, lacking, need”).
• As an English surname, variant of Mangnall, from Mankinholes in Lancashire, usually said to be from the Irish name Manchán (compare manach (“monk”)) + Old English hol (“hollow”).
• As a French surname, variant of Mange, shortened from the personal name Demange, a dialect form of Dominique.

Mangel (plural Mangels)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mangel is the 35582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Mangel is most common among White (88.13%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mangel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 505.

• Gelman, Mangle, leg man, legman, lemang, mangle

Back-formation from mangeln (“to lack”). Related to Manko, which ultimately comes from the same source by way of a comparable derivation in Italian. Also related to English manque.

Mangel m (strong, genitive Mangels, plural Mängel)

1. lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all) [with an (+ dative) ‘of something’]
   1. dietary deficiency

      Vitamin-C-Mangel / Mangel an Vitamin C ― vitamin C deficiency

• mangels
• bemängeln
• mangelhaft
• Mangelerscheinung

• Manko

• → Norwegian Bokmål: mangel

Mangel f (genitive Mangel, plural Mangeln)

1. mangle

• in die Mangel nehmen

• “Mangel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mangel (Defizit, Defekt)” in Duden online
• “Mangel (Maschine, Rolle, bügeln)” in Duden online