Updated June 9, 2019

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the dative singular of Old Norse vagl ‘perch’, ‘roost’, with reference to a high ridge between two lakes.
  • Indian (Maharashtra, Goa); pronounced as wah-glay : Hindu (Brahman) name found among Saraswat Brahmans. It appears to be derived from Marathi and Konkani wagụl ‘bat’ (Sanskrit valgula).