Vail.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A placename A census-designated place in Arizona, United States.
A placename A town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
A placename A city in Iowa, United States.
Where this word comes from
The town in Colorado was named after Vail Pass, which in turn was named after highway engineer Charles Vail. The surname likely comes from the obsolete term vail, meaning "submission", of Anglo-Norman origin.
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