The nissen Surname
nissen Name Meaning and History
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Nisn, from Hebrew nisan, the Jewish month during which Passover takes place, originally given to boys born in that month. Compare Oder and Nissan.
- German and Danish: patronymic from the Scandinavian personal name Nis, variant of Nils (see Nicholas).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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