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Yesterday I looked up the name Yandel because it currently ranks in the Top 1000 US names and saw that this is the stage name of Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar, a musician from Puerto Rico.
I then tried to find out where the name Llandel comes from. The double-L certainly looks Spanish, no surprise for somebody from Puerto Rico, but I was not able to find it as a Spanish name.
Any ideas?
Rene www.BabyNames.ch
I then tried to find out where the name Llandel comes from. The double-L certainly looks Spanish, no surprise for somebody from Puerto Rico, but I was not able to find it as a Spanish name.
Any ideas?
Rene www.BabyNames.ch
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Llandel is probably just a spelling variant of Yandel. LL in Latin America is frequently pronounced as a y as in "yes", so it's probably not too different in Puerto Rico.
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Ok, thanks, although it would be probably the other way round - the given name of Llandel came before the stage name Yandel in the case of this musician.
Unfortunately this does tell us something about the origin and/or meaning of Llandel which would interest me most.
Unfortunately this does tell us something about the origin and/or meaning of Llandel which would interest me most.
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Both Llandel and Yandel are probably Latin American respellings of Jandel or Jahndel, which are among the many different German diminutives of Johann (John).
I don't know how Jandel came to be used in Latin America, but the use of Johan also shows that Puerto Rican parents have adopted other German forms.
I don't know how Jandel came to be used in Latin America, but the use of Johan also shows that Puerto Rican parents have adopted other German forms.
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Thanks!
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