Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
VRÁBEL
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| Origin | of Slovak origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Slovak common noun vrábel (Old Slovak form of the common noun vrabec) meaning ‘sparrow (bird species)’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. similarity to the bird, being small, eating little, jumping like a sparrow). Variants: Vrabel, Vrabeľ, Vrábeľ, Vrabely. |