Winkel is a

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and Low German

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

. While ''winkel'' means shop in modern Dutch, its original meaning was "corner" or "enclosed piece of land", and the surname is thought to be toponymic only. Among multiple places named (de/'t) Winkel,

Winkel, North Holland Winkel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 11 km north of Heerhugowaard. History The village was first mentioned in 1289 as Winckele, and means "enclosed pi ...

is known to be at the origin of several families with the name.Winkel
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant forms include ''De Winkel'', ''Te Winkel'', ''Van Winkel'', ''Van de Winkel'', ''Winckel'', and ''Winkels''. People with these surnames include: * Adrian P. Winkel (1915–1994), American politician, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands * Ashley van Winkel (fl. 1996), South African lawn bowler * Cees Jan Winkel (born 1962), Dutch freestyle swimmer *

Corrie Winkel Kornelia ("Corrie") Winkel (born 26 February 1944) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = ...

(born 1944), Dutch backstroke swimmer *

Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel (1777 – 28 September 1826) was the inventor of the first successful metronome. He also invented the componium, an "automatic instrument" that could make endless variations on a musical theme. Winkel was born in Lipp ...

(1777–1826), German-born Dutch inventor of the metronome * Frederik Winkel-Horn (1756–1837), Danish writer * Frederik Winkel Horn (1845–1898), Danish historian and translator * Gary Winkel (born 1938), American environmental psychologist * (1847–1927), Dutch linguist and philologist, unrelated to Lambert * Joanna van de Winkel (born 1982), South African road bicycle racer * (1809–1868), Dutch linguist and lexicographer, unrelated to Jan * (1885–1981), German architect * Mogens Winkel Holm (1936–1999), Danish composer * Nate Winkel (born 1978), American soccer midfielder *

Paul van Winkel Paul van Winkel (born 1953) is a Belgian former wheelchair racer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist. He is Belgium's most successful athlete at the Summer Paralympics, having won seven gold medals in athletics between 1980 and 1988. In his ...

(born 1953), Belgian wheelchair racer *

Petrus Wijtse Winkel Petrus Wijtse Winkel (13 June 1909 – 21 April 2012) was a Dutch colonial administrator in the Netherlands East Indies and centenarian. He is known for helping British military personnel escape the Dutch East Indies under Japanese occupation o ...

(1909–2012), Dutch colonial administrator in the Dutch East Indies * Rick Winkel (born 1956), American (Illinois) politician and lawyer * Therese Winkel ( (1784 – 1867) German author, composer, and harpist *

Torsten de Winkel Torsten de Winkel (born 6 January 1965) is a German musician, composer, and philosopher primarily active in the jazz, world music, fusion and electronic music genres. He is known as an electric and acoustic guitarist but also records and perfor ...

(born 1965), German musician, composer, and philosopher ;Winckel * Franz von Winckel (1837–1911), German gynecologist and obstetrician *

Gus Winckel Willem Frederick August "Gus" Winckel (3 November 1912 – 17 August 2013) was a Dutch military officer and pilot who flew for the Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force (ML-KNIL) in World War II. During the attack on Broome, Western Australia, ...

(1912–2013), Dutch military officer and pilot * Jan Van Winckel (born 1974), Belgian football coach

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