Patel

patel English Etymology en gu પટેલ gu પટૅલ village headman, from en pra 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮, from en sa पट्टकिल. en Patil. Pronunciation en /pəˈtɛl/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Patel.wav US en ɛl 2 Proper noun s en Gujarati village headman. en Jack Forrest Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director? w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/politics/who-is-kash-patel-trump-fbi-director 2024-12-02 As of late last week, some close to Trump believed it was a “toss-up” between Patel and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as to whom the president-elect would pick for FBI director, according to a source familiar with the discussions. https://web.archive.org/web/20260519193512/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/politics/who-is-kash-patel-trump-fbi-director 19 May 2026 en Anna Betts Alleged DC sandwich-thrower worked at justice department, attorney general says w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/dc-sandwich-thrower-justice-department 2025-08-14 In a statement posted on social media, Bondi said that the man, identified in court documents as 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, has since been fired. On Wednesday night, the FBI director, Kash Patel, said that Dunn had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0MrNk 15 August 2025 Derived terms en Patel hotel Translations surname Gujarati: gu પટેલ Hindi: hi पटेल Marathi: mr पटेल Russian: ru Пате́л Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Patel is the 95th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 229973 individuals. Patel is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.78%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en aelpt -petal Plate leapt lepta palet pelta petal plate platé pleat tepal