Bechdel

Variant of Bechtel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛkdəl/

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Bechdel (plural Bechdels)

1. A surname from German.
   • 2015 August 24, Todd Leopold, “Duke students reject award-winning book over gay themes”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019.

• Bechdel test

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bechdel is the 86981^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 214 individuals. Bechdel is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bechdel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123.