The carel Surname
carel Name Meaning and History
French: from Old French quar(r)el ‘bolt (for a crossbow)’
(Late Latin quadrellum, a diminutive of quadrum
‘square’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of crossbow
bolts, or a nickname for a short, stout man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 9 - Messages: 25
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Franklin Carel |
 CandaceLombardo
| 1 |
| Origin of Carels??? | Nathan | 6 |
| Carel, Clarence M. Edited |
artyjaniee
| 0 |
| CAREL, up againist a brick wall. |
artyjaniee
| 0 |
| Carel, Clarence M. |
artyjaniee
| 0 |
| William H. Carel/ Anna Hinnencamp | Jeannette Frey Hiatt | 5 |
| CAREL IN LUXEMBOURG |
BUSYLADYTOO
| 2 |
| Marie Carel |
SPelky3403
| 2 |
| B.C. Carel the Fisher/Kirkham Connection |
Cashtown
| 0 |
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