(countable, rare, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
(countable, uncountable) A village in Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
(countable, uncountable) A river in West Flanders, Belgium.
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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.