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ArchivesRe: the last name ZABEL
in reply to a message by GLZ
Names are names or rather names are words, all the same to a researcher.
Zabel in German originates in the Latin tabula and means 'board' or 'boardplay'. Schachzabel is a game of chess and zabel was the old German term for the board itself.
Zabel is also of Slavic origin a variant of zobel, from sobol meaning 'fur'.
As a surname, it's particularly found in the Mecklenburg/Brandenburg areas. You'll have to do further research into your family tree to determine if your roots lie in the German meaning or from the Slavic.
cheers
Devon
Zabel in German originates in the Latin tabula and means 'board' or 'boardplay'. Schachzabel is a game of chess and zabel was the old German term for the board itself.
Zabel is also of Slavic origin a variant of zobel, from sobol meaning 'fur'.
As a surname, it's particularly found in the Mecklenburg/Brandenburg areas. You'll have to do further research into your family tree to determine if your roots lie in the German meaning or from the Slavic.
cheers
Devon
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Thank you very much for your help. I wonder now if it may be Slavic only because of the pronounciation. Phonetically, we pronounce it like Zob-ble. Interesting...thank you again.
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