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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German, Jewish

Meaning & History

Nickname from Middle High German nachtegal "nightingale" from Old High German galan "to sing". Cognate to Nightingale.
Added 2/18/2014 by Fanny
Edited 7/30/2022 by Frollein Gladys