White (family name)

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Weiß or Weiss is a family name .

Origin and meaning

White is a nickname (attribute name) to Middle High German wîz " white , blond" (according to the hair or skin color of the first bearer of the name) or Middle High German weise , Middle Low German we (i) se "orphan, orphan".

variants

Weis , Weisz , Weihs , Wyss .

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  • Xaver Weiss (1811–1898), German administrative officer

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See also

proof

  1. See Duden. Surnames. Origin and meaning of 20,000 surnames. Edited by Rosa and Volker Kohlheim. Dudenverlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2005; under white, white .