Frobel
English
Alternative forms
- Frubel, Robel, Vrobel, Vrubel, Wrobbel, Wrobel, Wrubbel, Wrubel
Etymology
Germanized variant of a Slavic surname.[1] From a Slavic word meaning "sparrow", e.g. Lower Sorbian wrobel, Upper Sorbian wrobl, or Polish wróbel, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vorbьlь.
Proper noun
Frobel (plural Frobels)
- A surname.
References
- Schiller, Christiane (2019), “Frobel”, in Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands