Wachtel is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of German origin, meaning

quail Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, or bevy. Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New Wor ...

. Notable people with this surname include: * Arthur Wachtel (1904–1997), New York politician and judge *

Christine Wachtel Christine Wachtel (born 6 January 1965), is a German track and field athlete who won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1988 Olympic summer games in Seoul in the 800 metres run. Her time of 1:56.64 put her second to her training pa ...

(born 1965), German track and field athlete *

Eleanor Wachtel Eleanor Wachtel (born 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer and broadcaster. She is the host of the flagship literary show '' Writers & Company'' on CBC Radio One, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in October 2015. Her interviews fo ...

(born 1947), Canadian writer and broadcaster *

Emily Wachtel Emily Wachtel is a producer and screenwriter. She originated and produced ''The Last Movie Stars'', the recently released six-part documentary film which chronicles the lives and careers of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The film was directed ...

, American actress and writer, niece of Waddy Wachtel * Harry H. Wachtel (1917–1997), New York attorney *

Marion Wachtel Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel (June 10, 1873/77 – May 22, 1954) was an American plein air painter in watercolors and Oil painting, oils. She lived and worked with her artist husband Elmer Wachtel in the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County), Arroyo ...

(1873/1877–1954), American painter *

Waddy Wachtel Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy N ...

(born 1947), American musician * Andrew Wachtel (born 1959), American scholar, translator and educator * Charlie Wachtel (born 1987), Screenwriter, winner of Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for 2018 film “BlaKkKlansman” (co-writer with David Rabinowitz)

Other names meaning "wachtel"

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: Quaglia *

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

: Prepelič

Other names meaning "wachtel"

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