ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ˈoʊz ɪts nˈeɪm tə ðə dʒˈɜːmən wˈɜːdz fˈæfən, mˈiːnɪŋ mˈʌŋk, ænd tˈæl, mˈiːnɪŋ vˈæli, æz ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz wˈʌns ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd baɪ ðə bˈɛnɪdˌɪktiːn ˈæbi ɪn ˈɔːltmʌnstɚ.
The quarter owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmunster.