Meanings
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a surname or given name, especially in Germanic and Jewish usage
The letter was signed by Mandel.
Etymology
* Germanic surname (Dutch Mandel, German Mandel, Yiddish מאַנדל (Mandl), all meaning "almond"). Also found in Slovene as Mandelj. * As a south German and Austrian surname, variant of Mandl, from Mann + -l. * As a Dutch surname, from mandel (“sheaf of wheat”) (see Mandel below). * As a Jewish surname, variant of Mendel.
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