Veal Family History
Veal Name Meaning
English:: nickname from Anglo-Norman French viel Old French vieil ‘old’ (i.e. ‘the elder’). Without the article this name is indistinguishable from the relationship name Vial and there has also been some confusion with Vail and Vale . nickname for a docile calf-like person from Middle English vel(e) veille fel(e) ‘calf; veal’ Old French veel ‘calf’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022