Mendel

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Mendel

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* As a south German surname, variant of Meindl, from a pet form of Mein.

* As a Jewish given name, from the Yiddish personal name מענדל (Mendl), a diminutive form of מאַן (man, “man”), an affectionate form of מנחם (m'nachém), or ultimately from Old Spanish Mendes through Ladino.

proper noun Mendels

A surname.

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"Mendel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mendel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mendel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mendel

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"Mendel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mendel.

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@misc{mendel_2026,
  title = {Mendel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mendel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}