Origin | |
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Language(s) | French, Turkish |
Meaning | hard |
Region of origin | France and Turkey |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Durell, Durrell, Duran, Dursun, Durmuş |
Durel is a French last name, [1] [2] [3] mainly found originally in Normandy [4] and derived from the French adjective dur ("hard", "tough") + suffix -el. French variant forms include Dureau, Duret, Durelle and Durette. [1] The Durel form was anglicized in Durell, Durrell. The English spelling -ell renders the French pronunciation of -el (see also : Brunell, Anketell, LeBell, Cotterell, etc.)
With another etymology – it can also be rarer found in Turkey, where it may be derived like the names Duran ("staying"), Durmuş ("stayed") and Dursun ("he may stay") from the Turkish verb durmak ("to stop", "to stand", "to stay", "to remain"). [5]
Notable people with the surname include:
Approximately 2,512 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: France; Highest density in: France.
French: nickname from a diminutive of (Old) French dur 'hard(y)'. Variant spelling of English Durrell, cognate with 1.
Origin | |
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Language(s) | French, Turkish |
Meaning | hard |
Region of origin | France and Turkey |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Durell, Durrell, Duran, Dursun, Durmuş |
Durel is a French last name, [1] [2] [3] mainly found originally in Normandy [4] and derived from the French adjective dur ("hard", "tough") + suffix -el. French variant forms include Dureau, Duret, Durelle and Durette. [1] The Durel form was anglicized in Durell, Durrell. The English spelling -ell renders the French pronunciation of -el (see also : Brunell, Anketell, LeBell, Cotterell, etc.)
With another etymology – it can also be rarer found in Turkey, where it may be derived like the names Duran ("staying"), Durmuş ("stayed") and Dursun ("he may stay") from the Turkish verb durmak ("to stop", "to stand", "to stay", "to remain"). [5]
Notable people with the surname include:
Approximately 2,512 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: France; Highest density in: France.
French: nickname from a diminutive of (Old) French dur 'hard(y)'. Variant spelling of English Durrell, cognate with 1.