Merkel

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UK/ˈmɜː.kəl/US/ˈmɛɹ.kəl/

proper noun

A surname from German; variant form Merkley.

OriginGerman Merkel →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German; variant form Merkley.

    Germany can’t afford to stick to the stately plod into decline that Merkel initiated any longer. Merz will have to act fast, and break things to pull the country out of the quagmire it finds itself in.

    2025 February 23, Lisa Haseldine, “Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2025
    1 more example

    Two children who were killed in an attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis have been identified by their parents as Harper Moyski, a "joyful" big sister, and Fletcher Merkel, who loved "any sport that he was allowed to play".

    2025 August 29, Max Matza, “A 'joyful' girl and a boy who loved sports - Victims in Minneapolis shooting identified”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025
  2. A city in Taylor County, Texas, United States.

Origin

  1. GermanMerkel
  2. EnglishMerkel

Borrowed from German Merkel.

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Translations

Arabic مِيرْكِل, مِيرْكِل
  • مِيرْكِل (mīrkil)surname
  • مِيرْكِل (merkel)surname
Bulgarian Ме́ркел
  • Ме́ркел (Mérkel)surname
Chinese Mandarin 默克爾 /默克尔
  • 默克爾 /默克尔 (Mòkè'ěr)surname
Czech Merkel, Merkelová
  • Merkelsurname
  • Merkelovásurname
Finnish Merkel
  • Merkelsurname
French Merkel
  • Merkelsurname
German Merkel
  • Merkelsurname
Greek Μέρκελ
  • Μέρκελ (Mérkel)surname
Hebrew מרקל
  • מרקל (mérkel)surname
Hindi मैर्केल
  • मैर्केल (mairkel)surname
Italian Merkel
  • Merkelsurname
Japanese メルケル
  • メルケル (Merukeru)surname
Korean 메르켈
  • 메르켈 (Mereukel)surname
Portuguese Merkel
  • Merkelsurname
Russian Ме́ркель
  • Ме́ркель (Mérkelʹ)surname
Spanish Merkel
  • Merkelsurname
Thai แมร์เคิล
  • แมร์เคิล (mɛɛ-kəəl)surname
Ukrainian Ме́ркель
  • Ме́ркель (Mérkelʹ)surname
Vietnamese Merkel, Méc-ken
  • Merkelsurname
  • Méc-kensurname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Merkel

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Merkel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merkel

MLA

“Merkel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merkel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Merkel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Merkel.

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