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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 מנחם which means "comforter".
List
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
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
Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson , the
Rebbe of
Chabad
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson, The
Tzemach Tzedek , the third Rebbe of Chabad
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 , American film producer
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
Nate Mendel (born 1968), American musician
See also