Mendel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Mendel \m(e)-

is of Farsi origin. Variant of Menachem. Also possibly (Semitic) "wisdom, learning". The father of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel, was a 19th-century Austrian priest and abbot of an order of monks.

Mendel has 2 variant forms: Mendell and Mendeley.

Baby names that sound like Mendel are Mandel, Mandell and Montel.

Mendel is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#13705 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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