Vail

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English

Etymology

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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Vail (countable and uncountable, plural Vails)

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename
    1. A census-designated place in Arizona, United States
    2. A town in Colorado, United States
    3. A city in Iowa, United States

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