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".

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