Quail Family History
Quail Name Meaning
Irish Scottish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phóil Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil ‘son of Paul’ (see McFall ). English: from Middle English Old French quaille ‘quail’ a bird noted for both its supposed amorous disposition and its timidity. American shortened and altered form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kvalvaser: artificial name meaning ‘spring water’ in Yiddish.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022