Wachtel

Wachtel is a surname of German origin, meaning quail. Notable people with this surname include:

• Andrew Wachtel (born 1959), American scholar, translator and educator
• Arthur Wachtel (1904–1997), New York politician and judge
• Charlie Wachtel (born 1987), Screenwriter, winner of Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for 2018 film “BlaKkKlansman” (co-writer with David Rabinowitz)
• Christine Wachtel (born 1965), German track and field athlete
• Eleanor Wachtel (born 1947), Canadian writer and broadcaster
• Eli Wachtel, Managing Director of Bear Stearns
• Elmer Wachtel (1864-1929), American painter
• Emily Wachtel, American actress and writer, niece of Waddy Wachtel
• Erna Wachtel (1907–1995), American artistic gymnast, coach and judge
• Harry H. Wachtel (1917–1997), New York attorney
• Herbert Wachtell (born 1932), attorney and founder of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
• Julia Wachtel (born 1956), American painter
• Marion Wachtel (1873/77–1954), American painter
• Theodor Wachtel (1823–1893), German tenor
• Waddy Wachtel (born 1947), American musician

Fictional characters:

• Kevin Wachtell from the TV show Better Call Saul, CEO of the bank Mesa Verde

Other names meaning "wachtel"

• Italian: Quaglia
• Slovenian: Prepelič

See also

• Wachter
• Wachtler