Vogel

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) a bird
2. (colloquial,masculine,slang,strong) an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person)
3. (masculine,slang,strong) a kite (an aeroplane or any aircraft)

Name

a common surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds

Hyphenated as

Vo‧gel

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfoːɡəl/

Etymology

From Middle High German vogel, vagel, from Old High German fogal, fugal, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz; possibly related to *fleuganą (“to fly”) through dissimilation from earlier *fluglaz. Cognates include Low German Vagel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Danish fugl, Swedish fågel, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls).