Medel
English
Etymology
From the Spanish surname, possibly from Latin Emetherius, from Ancient Greek ἐμός (emós) + ἀθάνατος (athánatos, “undying, immortal”).
Proper noun
Medel (plural Medels)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Medel is the 7224th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4620 individuals. Medel is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.09%) and White (10.97%) individuals.
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Meêl (dialect form)
Etymology
Potentially attested as de medela in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as in medele in 1196. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch mede (“middle, centrally located”) (see middel) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Meijel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.dəl/
- Hyphenation: Me‧del
- Rhymes: -eːdəl
Proper noun
Medel n
- a hamlet in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN