Given name & surname · also Slovak

Vrabel

“sparrow”

Vrabel is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Vrabel goes back to Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь, meaning “sparrow.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Vrabel comes from Slovak, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Vrabel as a surname developed from Vrabelj. In English usage, Vrabel as a surname developed from Vrábel.

Vrabel’s family of names

In English usage, Vrabel as a surname developed from the Slovenian form Vrabelj. In English usage, Vrabel as a surname developed from the Slovak form Vrábel.

Walk Vrabel’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Slavic

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Slavic

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Slovak

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Upper Sorbian

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Slavic

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Slavic

Sobel

Sobel is a surname from Old East Slavic.

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Slavic

Vrativoj

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Slavic

Vrona

“crow”

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