The felber Surname
felber Name Meaning and History
- German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous willow tree or a group of such trees, from Middle High German velwe ‘willow’ (presumably from an unrecorded Old High German cognate of Old English welig). As a vocabulary word this has now been entirely supplanted by Weide. Both words ultimately derive from a root meaning ‘bent’, ‘twisted’, and refer to the useful suppleness of willow twigs. Some examples of the surname may derive from places called Felben, from the dative plural of the word (originally used after a preposition).
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name, from the tree (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| John Felber | Bill Fitch | 8 |
| Felbers in Missouri | Esther Weber | 11 |
| John Felber CT-NY | Linda Corey | 2 |
| Mary Eloise Felber | Anna Hayes | 1 |
| family history | Sheila Felber | 1 |
| John and Mary Dautchie Felber | Paula Jones | 0 |
| Emil Felber, born Germany |
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| Emil Felber | Vicki Groome | 0 |
| John Felber b. 8 SEP 1823 in Switzerland | James Felber | 0 |
| Felbers in Switzerland. |
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