The edel Surname
edel Name Meaning and History
- German: from a short form of the Germanic personal name Edilo, formed with Old High German adal ‘tribe’, ‘family’, ‘nobility’.
- German: status name from Middle High German edel ‘noble’. See also Edelmann.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Eydl, meaning ‘noble’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from modern German edel ‘noble’, ‘splendid’, ‘fine’. See also Adel 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| edel family from: Hale, Germany | edel | 1 |
| EDEL Family from Minnesota!!!! | Becky | 15 |
| Grandparents | John Edel | 28 |
| Looking for a Margaret Edel |
 mdickson12
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| Clara Edel |
mprsr
| 6 |
| Edward J Edel |
mpreble20
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| Matthias Edel born in Phila. 1797 |
Alicorn24
| 12 |
| EDEL - EDELL - EDAL | Sally Edell Dutton | 0 |
| Edel's back to 1630 |
Alicorn24
| 1 |
| Edel's in MD | Jennifer | 1 |
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