The zabel Surname
zabel Name Meaning and History
- German: from a personal name of Slavic origin.
- Alternatively, perhaps, from Middle High German zabel ‘board game’ (Latin tabula), hence perhaps a nickname for an inveterate game player.
- North German: variant of Zobel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 61 - Messages: 195
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| ZABEL Lucile Bessie 1905-1994 |
 t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Dorothea Sophia Zabel b: Doelitz, Pommerania, Prussia Sept 24, 1835 |
bobboss55
| 0 |
| Zabel in Minn. | Michelle Crosby | 2 |
| Zabel and Zerbel in Wisconsin |
ESwoboda2692
| 9 |
| Sophia ZABLE (ZABEL) immigrated to U.S. in 1858 |
bobboss55
| 0 |
| Zabel family in Wisconsin | Gwen Zabel | 27 |
| Zabels emigrated to WIS | judy Zabel (Huber/Schenk) | 30 |
| ZABEL's from Prussia to Minnesota | Bob Schoonover | 1 |
| ZABEL or ZOBLER |
bobboss55
| 0 |
| Obituary for HULDA (SEMROW) ZABEL - Wisconsin 1960 |
KruegerAgain
| 0 |
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