Family name origins & meanings
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from Khavele, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Khave (Hebrew Chava, English Eve).
- Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized form of an unidentified Gaelic name.
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