Gmelin
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Pour Littré, le gmelin ou la gmelinie, qui désigne des arbres très épineux, doivent leur nom au botaniste allemand Gmelin
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ɡmiɫɪn/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Gmelin is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- ARArgentina
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Pour Littré, le gmelin ou la gmelinie, qui désigne des arbres très épineux, doivent leur nom au botaniste allemand Gmelin.
Sources 1
- 2500 noms propres devenus communs : dictionnaire étymologique (éponymes, antonomases et hypallages)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Johann Georg Gmelinb. 1674DEWürttembergian chemist and pharmacist (1674-1728)
- Johann Georg Gmelinb. 1709DEGerman and Russian scientist (1709-1755)
- Philipp Friedrich Gmelinb. 1721DEGerman professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)
- Samuel Gottlieb Gmelinb. 1744RUGerman physician, botanist, and explorer (1744-1774)
- Johann Friedrich Gmelinb. 1748DEGerman naturalist (1748–1804)
- Eberhard Gmelinb. 1751DEWürttembergian physician
- Karl Christian Gmelinb. 1762DEGerman botanist and naturalist (1762-1837)
- Leopold Gmelinb. 1788DEGerman chemist (1788–1853)
- Christian Gottlob Gmelinb. 1792DEWürttembergian mineralogist and professor of chemistry (1792-1860)
- Charles Gmelinb. 1872GBBritish athlete and olympian (1872-1950)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 5 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 16 | #43,070 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 13 | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Gmelin?
- A machine transcription gives /ɡmiɫɪn/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Gmelin mean?
- Recorded meaning: Pour Littré, le gmelin ou la gmelinie, qui désigne des arbres très épineux, doivent leur nom au botaniste allemand Gmelin.
- In which country does Gmelin have the most bearers?
- Gmelin is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gmelin”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.