Flegel

Borrowed from German Flegel.

Flegel (plural Flegels)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Flegel is the 33990^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 669 individuals. Flegel is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flegel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 581.

From Middle High German vlegel, from Old High German flegil, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, probably from Latin flagellum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleːɡl̩/

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Flegel m (genitive Flegels, plural Flegel, diminutive Flegelchen n)

1. flail (historical weapon and agricultural implement)
2. (derogatory) lout, yob

• “Flegel” in Duden online
• “Flegel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flegel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flegel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.