Medal

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See also: medal and meðal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Medal, itself a surname of Galician origin. This surname is predominantly found in Nicaragua.

Proper noun

Medal (plural Medals)

  1. A surname from Spanish .

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Medal is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Medal is most common among Hispanic/Latino (75.77%) and White (21.92%) individuals.

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈdal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: Me‧dal

Proper noun

Medal m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Galician