Mendel can be both a surname and given name.
As a family name, Mendel occurs in many cultures and languages and is of south German origin. It relates to similar names such as Mendl and Meindl.
As a given name Mendel is mostly a Yiddish variant and affectionate form of the Hebrew name Menachem which means "comforter".
Notable people with the name include:
Given name Mendel Jackson Davis (1942–2007), American attorney and politician from South Carolina Mendel Gdański, fictional character from short story by Maria Konopnicka Mendele Mocher Sforim (1836-1917), Yiddish author, born as Sholem Yankev Abramovich Mendel Portugali (1888–1917), leading figures in Second Aliya and founder of the Hashomer movement Mendel Rosenblum (born 1962), American associate professor of computer science Mendel Sachs (1927–2012), American theoretical physicist and professor Mendel Shapiro, Jewish lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi Mendel Weinbach (1933–2012), Orthodox rabbi Mendel Zaks (1898–1974), rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva in Raduń Yeshiva
Surname Andrei Mendel (born 1995), Russian football midfielder Arthur Mendel (1905–1979), American musicologist August Neander (1789–1850), German theologian (born David Mendel) Barry Mendel (born 1963), American film producer Emanuel Mendel (1839-1907), German neurologist and psychiatrist Gérard Mendel (1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), often called the "father of genetics" Henriette Mendel (1833–1891), German actress and mistress Iuliia Mendel (born 1986), Ukrainian journalist J. Michael Mendel (1964–2019), American television producer Lafayette Mendel (1872–1935), American biochemist Meron Mendel (born 1976), German social scientist, educator, writer and director Nate Mendel (born 1968), American musician
See also Mandel Mendelsohn Mendelssohn Menachem Mendel Mendel (Hungarian family), a prominent Hungarian family that flourished in the 15th century.
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