- Old World, late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname, Quayle), from Old
French quaille (Modern
French caille),
perhaps via
Medieval Latin quaccula (source also...
- origin, the
surname can be
derived from the Old French/Middle
English quaille,
meaning "quail". In this way, the name
would be used as a
nickname for...
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English Water Spaniel "
Quaille, an
English Water Spaniel" (1797) by
Henry Bernard Chalon (1770–1849)
Other names Water Dog
Water Rug
Origin United Kingdom...
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doctorate of
humane letters. Her
teachers included Anne Neily,
Elizabeth Quaille, and
Helen Winslow. She
composed the
music for a
William Smith College...
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Zihna Kapitein Haddock – Henk
Poort Bianca Castafiore –
Jacqueline Van
Quaille Janssen –
Chris Van den
Durpel Jansen –
Guido Naessens Professor Zonnebloem...
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cahotement cahute "hut, ship's cabin" ( < Du kajuit)
caille "quail" ( < OFr
quaille < ML quaquila,
quaccula < Frk *kwakkula < Gmc, cf MDu kwackele, OHG quahtala...
