Wachtel

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


 * Arthur Wachtel (1904–1997), New York politician and judge
 * Christine Wachtel (born 1965), German track and field athlete
 * Eleanor Wachtel (born 1947), Canadian writer and broadcaster
 * Emily Wachtel, American actress and writer, niece of Waddy Wachtel
 * Harry H. Wachtel (1917–1997), New York attorney
 * Marion Wachtel (1873/77–1954), American painter
 * Waddy Wachtel (born 1947), American musician
 * Andrew Wachtel (born 1959), American scholar, translator and educator
 * Charlie Wachtel (born 1987), Screenwriter, winner of Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for 2018 film “BlaKkKlansman” (co-writer with David Rabinowitz)
 * Herbert Wachtell (born 1932), attorney and founder of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

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