Federspiel (family name)

Federspiel is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

Federspiel is a profession on name to Middle High German vëderspil meaning "to Vogelbeize abgerichteter bird " z. B. falcon , sparrowhawk , or hawk , for the falconer .

Name bearer

• Ben Federspiel (* 1981), Luxembourg soccer player
• Birgitte Federspiel (1925–2005), Danish actress
• Claudia Federspiel (1935–2007), Swiss actress
• Daniel Federspiel (* 1987), Austrian cyclist
• Ejner Federspiel (1896–1981), Danish actor
• Johannes Baptist Anton von Federspiel (1708–1777), Bishop of Chur
• Johannes Ulrich von Federspiel (1739–1794), South Tyrolean impresario and writer, see Johannes Ulrich von Federspill
• José Federspiel , real name of Damos (* 1977), Swiss artist and musician
• Jürg Federspiel (1931–2007), Swiss writer
• Maurus Federspiel (* 1974), Swiss writer
• Krista Federspiel (* 1941), Austrian journalist
• Per Federspiel (1905–1994), Danish politician
• Rudolf Federspiel (* 1949), Austrian politician
• Ulrich von Federspiel (1657–1728), Swiss clergyman, bishop of Chur
• Ulrik Federspiel (* 1943), Danish businessman and diplomat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden Familiennames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , p. 237.