Gamel Family History
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Gamel Name Meaning
Southern French: from Old French gamel ‘oatmeal’, which was used for cleaning and degreasing woolen cloth; the surname may therefore have arisen as a metonymic occupational name for a textile worker or perhaps for a miller or baker.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Camel, Hamel, Ramel, Gruel, Gavel, Gammel, Gabel, Gage, Kamel, Havel