Varblane

Varblane is an Estonian surname meaning sparrow.

The surname and its variants, Warblanne, Warblene, Wärblane, were given to villagers at the beginning of the 19th century after the serfdom was abolished in Estonia. Before that Estonian peasants did not have surnames. Since the surname is of Estonian origin, it did not undergo the change during the Estonization campaign in the interwar period.

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Varblane in Estonian statistics database.
  2. ↑ Search result for "Vablane" in Estonian onomastics database
  3. ↑ Vablane in the Estonization database