Merkel (surname)

Merkel (also Merckel or Merkl) is a common German surname. It used to be the minimization of a variety of Old German given names like Markwart (meaning "guard of the frontier") or Markhard (meaning "strong frontier").[1]

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References

  1. Jürgen Udolph: Professor Udolphs Buch der Namen, Munich 2005
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