indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname
Usage German, Jewish (Ashkenazi), Slovene
Scripts פֿאָגלאַר, פֿאָגלער(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfoːɡ.laʁ/(German) /ˈfɔɡ.lɑɾ/(Jewish (Ashkenazi)) /ˈvɔɡ.lɑɾ/(Jewish (Ashkenazi)) /ˈʋoː.ɡlaɾ/(Slovene) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsVogel, Fogler, Voglar, Vogeler
Meaning & History
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Gunther, Alfons, Erwin, Frieda, Gerhard, Volker, Wilfried, Wolf.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a fowler or birdcatcher, from an agent derivative of Vogel. As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial. Compare Fogler.In some cases also Slovenian: variant of Voglar (and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this), an occupational name from a dialect variant of oglar ‘charcoal-burner’. The surname Vogler is common in Slovenia.