nickname for an old man, or for the
elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from Anglo-Norman
French viel ‘old’ (Old French vieil).metonymic
occupational name for a calf-herd or nickname for a docile, calf-like
person, from Anglo-Norman French ve(e)l ‘calf’ (Old French
veel).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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