Frobel

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginLower Sorbian wrobel ← Upper Sorbian wrobl ← Polish wróbel →
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Meanings

proper nounFrobel (plural Frobels)

plural Frobels · alternative Frubel · alternative Robel · alternative Vrobel · alternative Vrubel · alternative Wrobbel · alternative Wrobel · alternative Wrubbel · alternative Wrubel

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*vorbьľь
  2. Polishwróbel
  3. Upper Sorbianwrobl
  4. Lower Sorbianwrobel
  5. EnglishFrobel

Germanized variant of a Slavic surname. From a Slavic word meaning "sparrow", e.g. Lower Sorbian wrobel, Upper Sorbian wrobl, or Polish wróbel, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь. Doublet of Wrobel.

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APA

Frobel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frobel

MLA

“Frobel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frobel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frobel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frobel.

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