Markel

Where Markel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Markel.

Markel through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #3,668 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1986
    Markel Bergara born
    Spanish footballer
  3. 1987
    Markel Susaeta born
    Spanish association football player
  4. 1995
    Peak, #832
    167 babies named Markel, its best rank.
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,829.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Markel Susaeta · Spanish association football player, born 1987
  • Markel Bergara · Spanish footballer, born 1986
  • Markel Fernández · Spanish athlete, born 2003
  • Markel Irizar · road bicycle racer, born 1980
  • Markel Brown · American basketball player, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.