Merkel

Proper noun

1. A surname from German; variant form Merkley.
   • Germany can’t afford to stick to the stately plod into decline that Merkel initiated any longer. Merz will have to act fast, and break things to pull the country out of the quagmire it finds itself in. - 2025 February...
   • Two children who were killed in an attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis have been identified by their parents as Harper Moyski, a "joyful" big sister, and Fletcher Merkel, who loved "any sport that he was allowed...
2. A city in Taylor County, Texas, United States.