Feige is a Yiddish feminine given name, functioning as a variant of Faigel. Like Faigel, Feige ultimately derives from the Yiddish word foigl meaning "bird," which itself serves as a vernacular form of the biblical name Zipporah. Zipporah, from the Hebrew Tsippora derived from tsippor ("bird"), was the Midianite wife of Moses in the Old Testament, as recorded in Exodus 2:21. The chain of meaning thus connects Feige — through Faigel and Zipporah — to the concept of a bird, and further to the broader narrative of Moses, the great prophet and leader of the Israelites. As a Yiddish name, Feige reflects Ashkenazi Jewish naming traditions, where animal names were sometimes used as secular or vernacular substitutes for Hebrew names. The phonetic similarity to the Hebrew word for bird helped maintain a link to the biblical Zipporah. However, Feige is also notably the surname of Kevin Feige (born 1973), the prominent American film producer and president of Marvel Studios. Kevin Feige, whose surname echoes the given name, has been instrumental in creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has produced the highest-grossing film of all time, Avengers: Endgame (2019). While the given name Feige itself is most common among Yiddish-speaking communities, its bearer as a surname has gained considerable global recognition through modern popular culture. Given names like Faiga and Faigel are related variants; all spring from the same Yiddish root for "bird" and carry the same symbolic overtones of freedom, flight, and biblical heritage. Meaning: "bird" (via Yiddish foigl and Hebrew tsippor) Origin: Yiddish, as a vernacular form of Zipporah Type: First name (feminine) Usage: Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities