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Looking to Arabic and Turkish origins, the name Cemel (alt Kemel) has a similar meaning - perfection, beautiful or attractive. This leads us to at least two potential routes for the name as a surname:
- As this is a boy's name the father of the family may have been Cemel and the children referenced to him like the English "John's son" or Johnson.
- In the past two Arabic or Turkish neighbors had the same first name but were distinguished by one being called "the beautiful" and the other "the not so cute" or similar.
- During the Napoleonic Wars, many Europeans were forced to adopt last names (for record-keeping purposes) and may have chosen Cemel essentially at random.
- By the same route as the second possibility, the name may be a misspelling of another similar word (Carmel - a place name, or camel - an animal, color or nautical equipment).
- By the same route as above, from the Jewish name Cemack/Cemeck/Cemah "Sprout."
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