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Needle

Feminine
Rare

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from Middle English nedle, nadle ‘needle’ (Old English nǣdle), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of needles, or in some cases perhaps for a tailor. See also Nadler.
  • Jewish (American) : translation of Nadel.

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