Medel

See also: medel, mędel, and 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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Medel is the 7224^th 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

• Demel, lemed

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

1. A hamlet in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN