Merkel (also Merckel) is a common German surname. A variant is Merkl. It used to be the minimization of a variety of Old German given names like Markwart (meaning "guard of the frontier") or Markhard (meaning "strong frontier").Jürgen Udolph: Professor Udolphs Buch der Namen, Munich 2005 Alexander Merkel (born 1992), Kazakh-born German footballer Angela Merkel (born 1954), former Chancellor of Germany Crawford Merkel (1906–1987), American bobsledder Earl Merkel (born 1955), American writer Fred Merkel (born 1962), American motorcycle road racer Friedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845–1919), German anatomist Friedrich Wilhelm Merkel (1911–2002), German zoologist and ornithologist Garlieb Merkel (1769–1850), Baltic German writer and activist Günther Merkel, East German slalom canoer Gustav Merkel (1827–1885), German composer Harry Merkel (1918–1995), German racecar driver Jim Merkel (born 1957), American environmental activist and engineer Manfred Merkel (born 1938), East German slalom canoer Max Merkel (1918–2006), Austrian footballer and football manager Monte Merkel (1916–1981), American football player Petra Merkel (born 1947), German politician Philip Merkel (1811–1899; better known as Philipp Merkle), German-American Freethinker and preacher Pierre Merkel (born 1989), German footballer Reiner Merkel (1952–2007), German photojournalist Therese Merkel (born 1970), member of the Swedish band Alcazar Una Merkel (1903–1986), American actress
See also
Merkl Merkel (disambiguation) Merkle (disambiguation)
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