Meaning and background
The story behind Feivel
Feivel is recorded as a Yiddish familiar form of Faivish, with its own documented spelling rather than a meaning inferred from a similar English name. The reference also lists Fayvel as a variant. That gives an owner a real spelling relationship to consider, while the short entry does not settle every possible pronunciation or deeper derivation. For a dog, preserve Feivel exactly if that is the name you intend to honour. An apparent resemblance to another name is not enough to transfer its history to this one.
- Origin
- Yiddish diminutive of Faivish. Source
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About Feivel
Recorded as a dog’s name
Feivel appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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