"Feist" meaning in English

See Feist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Feists [plural]
Etymology: From the German surname for stout people; see feist (“fat”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Feists}} Feist (plural Feists)
  1. A surname from German.

Inflected forms

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