Funny (name)

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Witzig is a German family name .

etymology

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According to the dictionary of origin, funny has the meaning of clever, intelligent, prudent, knowledgeable . The word comes from the Middle High German witzec and the Old High German wizzig (understanding, clever).

So the basic meaning has to do with knowledge and wisdom . In the Middle Ages , funny was used as the opposite of stupid in comparisons. (Compare also the comparison of witty and simple-minded in Zwingli's translation of the Bible : since witty as the snakes and simple-minded as the doves . ( Be clever as the snakes and simple-minded as the dove. Gospel of Matthew 10:16) (from: Grimm, German dictionary , Vol. 14.2; 1960))

Today's understanding of joke and humor has only been common since the 18th century.

The family name Witzig (man) seems to have been a nickname (nickname). The surnames often denoted a profession or other quality.

Documented evidence is Heinrich der Witzig , 1352 citizen of Rottweil , which means that this Heinrich was particularly knowledgeable or knowledgeable in one area. The first written mention of the name comes from the year 1170. A Theodericus Wizico was a citizen of Cologne .

Well-known namesake

  • Hans Witzig (1889–1973), Swiss art historian, sculptor, illustrator, graphic artist and author.
  • Heidi Witzig (* 1944), Swiss historian
  • Rudolf Witzig (1916–2001), German airborne pioneer officer in the Wehrmacht
  • Ueli Witzig (* 1946), Swiss designer

distribution

  • Switzerland (and Liechtenstein ): 253 phone book entries for the name Witzig and thus approx. 674 people with this name.
  • Germany : 247 phone book entries for the name Witzig and thus approx. 658 people with this name.
  • Austria : 2 phone book entries for the name Witzig and thus approx. 5 people with this name.

See also

swell

  1. ↑ Etymological Dictionary of German Family Names, JK Brechenmacher, 1957

Web links

Wiktionary: funny  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
  • [1] Most frequent occurrence of the surname Witzig as a percentage (can also be represented for Germany and Austria: simply replace in the address .ch)