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First name origin & meaning:

German: Eagle

First name variations: Addler, Adlar

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. German: from Adler ‘eagle’, denoting someone living in a house identified by the sign of an eagle. The German noun is from Middle High German adelar, itself a compound of adel ‘noble’ + ar ‘eagle’. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe, being found for example in Czech, Polish, Slovenian, and Hungarian (Ádler).
  2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name meaning ‘eagle’.

This name appears in the following lists: Animals