Does anyone know the origin of this name?

Shubal. It was one of my male ancestors first names. He lived in the 19th century. have googled it and looked it up on Behind the name to no avail. Any information would be appreciated.

Does anyone know the origin of this name?
If phonics means anything, it sounds extremely Prussian, which is Polish and German. The two combined created unusual sound blends. I wouldn't be surprised if you found it written as Czubal, as well.
Reply:My friend has a name very similar to Shubal, and it's of African or Middle Eastern origin. I don't know if that helps you, but that's all I got.
Reply:I agree with the answer about Polish/German and don't forget Austrian. Since it was a first name, I would imagine that it was a family name that had some spelling changes.
Reply:Hey Tanners,





There are some entries in LDS Family Search showing Germany and one in Norway. The USA entries are immigrants.





On a search for Shubal, that name is used frequently (or more frequently) as a First name. See the Yahoo Search.





Anyway, German or Norwegian.
Reply:It seems to be eastern european. the census from 1900-1930 shw the birthplaces as romania, prussia, and austria.


I hope this helps
Reply:With any name you have to look at the numerology and Pythagoran anagram--I'm not sure that information is correct, but look at a name this way:


Cosmic Alphabet


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Every 9 letters repeats itself, so A through I is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and then master numbers 10 on up reduce except for 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77 etc. It's complicated. Your ancestors name is powerful, never doubt this. Good luck finding more, go to the public library and research numerology.