Dwindling
Schwind is a German family name.
Origin and meaning
The name Schwind is a nickname for the Middle High German adjective swinde , swint with the meanings huge, strong, violent, impetuous, quick, agile, fast, grim, evil, bad, dangerous, or the Middle Low German adjective swinde with the meanings impetuous, violent, strong , quick-tempered, quickly comprehending, cunning.
Name bearer
- Christoph Schwind (* 1949), German politician (CDU)
- Ernst von Schwind (1865–1932), Austrian legal historian
- Fred Schwind (1929-2004), German historian
- Fritz Schwind (1913–2013), Austrian lawyer
- Greta Bauer-Schwind (1904–1944), German poet
- Hans-Dieter Schwind (* 1936), German lawyer and politician
- Hermann Schwind (1923–2009), German engineer and university professor
- Joseph Schwind (1851–1927), Catholic priest, cathedral capitular and vicar general of the diocese of Speyer and papal house prelate
- Kai Schwind (* 1976), German author and director for radio plays and live productions
- Martin Schwind (1906–1991), German geographer
- Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871), Austrian painter
- Natascha Schwind (* 1971), German soccer player
- Olga Schwind (1887–1979), German musician and pioneer of historical performance practice
- Vinzenz Schwind (1910–1974), German politician
- Wilhelm Schwind (1853–1906), German sculptor
- Wilhelm von Schwind (1862–1945), Austrian civil servant, painter, musician and instrument maker
- Wolfgang von Schwind (1879–1949), Austrian singer (bass) and actor
Companies
- Schwind eye-tech-solutions , manufacturer of medical lasers
- Schwind Bräu , brewery in Aschaffenburg