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Wahl (surname)

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Wahl is a surname. The name may originate from the German word Wahl (meaning "election" or "choice"[1]) or from Yiddish, in which wahl means "from Italy".[2] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. ^ Singer, Isidore; Julius Gottlieb. "WAHL, SAUL". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ^ Polonsky, Antony, The Jews in Poland and Russia, vol. 1, Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. 2010, p. 12.