Feygele

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Yiddish (Jewish diaspora)

Meaning

a Yiddish diminutive feminine name meaning little bird or little birdie; from the Yiddish foygl (bird), with the endearment diminutive suffix -ele; names built from bird imagery are among the most tender in the Yiddish naming tradition, connecting daughters to the qualities of freedom, lightness, and song; the use of diminutive suffixes in Yiddish names reflects the language's rich tradition of intimate, emotionally expressive speech, in which the smallest words carry the deepest affection; Feygele was common in Eastern European Ashkenazi communities before the Holocaust and has been carried into diaspora life in North America, South America, and Israel

Gender

female