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Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

from Middle High German recken "to raise or lift" (here in the imperative) and nagel "nail" hence a metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith or perhaps an obscene nickname (with a transferred sense for nagel i.e. ‘penis’).
Added 11/5/2024 by Paradiso36