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Mangel.

A surname from German.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes from

* As a German surname, variant of Mangold. * As a Jewish surname, from German Mangel (“scarcity, lacking, need”). * As an English surname, variant of Mangnall, from Mankinholes in Lancashire, usually said to be from the Irish name Manchán (compare manach (“monk”)) + Old English hol (“hollow”). * As a French surname, variant of Mange, shortened from the personal name Demange, a dialect form of Dominique.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.