The quail Surname
quail Name Meaning and History
- Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phóil (see McFall).
- Irish: variant of Quill 1.
- English: from Middle English quaille ‘quail’, a nickname for a timorous, lecherous, or fat person, all qualities that were ascribed to the bird.
- In one family this is an Americanized form of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Kvalvaser, meaning ‘spring water’ in Yiddish.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Gerald Quail/Quayle b.1930 German Flatts, Herkimer, NY |
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| Robert Quail, Frankfort, NY |
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| Quail | Gloria Turner ( Quail) | 10 |
| Re: Quail Family | Helen McKenzie | 2 |
| Leonard G. Quail? |
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| catherine hoban /michael quail massachusetts |
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| michael quail born ireland died clinton, massachusetts |
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| James Quail s/o John Thomas Quail | Charles Quail | 13 |
| Quail, C. Viola (OBIT MD 7-30-2006) |
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| Quail living in MA pre-1950s |
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