Etymology

Feivel

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Today it means: A male given name from Yiddish; commoner variant of Fievel. Full definition →

Yiddish פֿײַוול
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפֿײַוול
  2. English todayFeivel

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿײַוול (fayvl), of uncertain meaning.

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