Given name
Feivel
“the brilliant one”
In Jewish use, Feivel is used as an affectionate form of FAIvIsH.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “the brilliant one.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In Jewish use, Feivel is used as an affectionate form of FAIvIsH.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Feivel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Feivel’s family of names
Feivel is an affectionate form of Faivish. Feivel has a related form in Fayvel. Feivel has a related form in Fayvel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Feivel has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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