Rangel
Germanic · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Rangel
The name Rangel derives from the Germanic element "hraban" (raven) combined with the suffix "-el," meaning "little raven" or "raven-like." It has roots in Old Germanic and evolved through various European languages, particularly in Iberian and Latin American contexts.
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Etymology
The name Rangel derives from the Germanic element "hraban" (raven) combined with the suffix "-el," meaning "little raven" or "raven-like." It has roots in Old Germanic and evolved through various European languages, particularly in Iberian and Latin American contexts.
Rangel is primarily used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking cultures, with notable historical presence among Sephardic Jewish communities and Christian populations in Spain and its former colonies. The surname became particularly common in Mexico and other Latin American countries through Spanish colonial settlement.
Rangel currently ranks #13,633 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1993.
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