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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Swiss German (Hunkeler) : a derivative of Hunkel, from a short form (Huno) of a Germanic personal name composed with hun ‘giant’, ‘Hun’, or hūn ‘bear cub’ as the first element.

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