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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from Yiddish harml ‘ermine’ (see Harmeling).
  • French : variant of the personal name Armel, derived from an Old Breton compound personal name, Arthmael, comprised of arth, arzh ‘bear’, ‘warrior’ + mael.

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