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Updated March 6, 2024

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How Popular Is The Name Rebel

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from a Germanic personal name formed with (h)rab- ‘raven’.
  • French : from a variant of Old French rebelle ‘rebel’, hence a nickname for someone with little respect for authority or someone who had taken part in a rebellion.

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