Dutch origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “almond”
* 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.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: MandelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
