Handel (name)


Handel is a surname of German origin. The word "Handel" means "trade" or "commerce" in German and as such has no plural form. The name was originally rather spelled "Händel" which as a plural noun means something like "affairs". "Händel" is also a southern German variant of "Händlein" which means "little hand". The surname was later, in English-speaking places, also used as a given name.

People surnamed Handel or Händel