varvelEtymologyFrom Old French vervelle (“falcon's leg fetter”), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum (“joint”).varvel means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nameA surname.nounA metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.“1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon. To the jesses, it is said, are attached the varvels, sometimes written vervels, or rings.”