Mule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mule"

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals.
• Borrowed from Italian Mulè.
• Borrowed from French Mule.

Proper noun

Mule (plural Mules)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mule is the 19027^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. Mule is most common among White (90.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mule”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 632.

Anagrams

• lume

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• muule (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːlə/
• Rhymes: -uːlə
• Syllabification: Mu‧le

Noun

Mule m (plural Mule, diminutive Mulche)

1. mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
   • 2022 November, Naye Testamënt Tswaayxproochich [Bilingual New Testament], Barueri: Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, →ISBN, Luke 13:15:

     Too hot te Hër keantwort: — Teyer xayn hayliche! Am samstach keet yeete eene fon aych an te xtal un pint sayne oks ore sayne muule ap un nëmt em fer waser trinke.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

nouns

• Mulejohre
• Mulewegh