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Globally, Hodel (Hodel , הודל , Ходел) is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The given name Hodel is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare male name. Much more prevalently, Hodel is the last name as well as the forename.
Hodel is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hodel , the musical character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock; their daughter, about seventeen. Intelligent and spirited, she falls in love with Perchik and later joins him in Siberia..