The model Surname
model Name Meaning and History
- South German: from Middle High German model ‘measure’, ‘size’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of weights and measures.
- German: possibly a habitational name from the Slavic place name Modlau.
- Polish: from model ‘model’, ‘fashion’.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Modl, a pet form of Mordecai.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Carl Hendrick Case Model - Amsterdam |
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