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