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Feil

Feil

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A family name that some people have
  • proper noun
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  • Since then, information about leaders of traditional, colonial, and post-colonial Melanesia has grown enormously with studies of the interior and especially the highlands of Papua New Guinea, which Feil (1987) calls the "classic" or "archetypical" big man area.
  • Severson and Feil
  • Walker and Feil
  • Sameroff and Feil

Examples

  • The Feil surname has a rich history, with roots tracing back to early European settlers.

  • Additional support was provided by the Feil Family Foundation and the Fondation Leducq.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Sameroff and Feil (1985) also rely on Piaget to construct their model.

    Academic text (1995)

  • However, children with SEB problems often go undetected in schools (Walker, Nishioka, Zeller, Severson, & Feil, 2000).

    Academic text (2015)

  • During his lecture, Professor Feil discussed the importance of family influences in child development.

  • Many alumni attended the reunion, including the well-known author Feil who shared her latest book.

Surface Forms

Feil main

Etymology

Feil is a family name probably from German. It may come from a word like file, meaning 'a metal tool for smoothing', or from a place name, so a helpful way to remember Feil is to imagine a family who made or sold files, which is why it became a surname.