The wein Surname
wein Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German win, German Wein ‘wine’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a wine merchant or producer, or perhaps for a tavern keeper. As a Jewish name it may also be of ornamental origin.
- German: from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names beginning with the element wini ‘friend’, such as Winifrid or Winimar.
- German: altered spelling of Wien.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 23 - Messages: 52
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Wein ancestry | Nikki Olliff | 3 |
| Danish Weins |
 wein35
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| Anna WEIN & Andreas WIEDL | Deborah Hull | 2 |
| Danish Weins |
wein35
| 0 |
| Joe Wein in Akron, Ohio Policemen photo |
freds_family
| 0 |
| Bio: Alfred Weinlaeder: fra Iowa to North Dakota | Katie C. Wells | 0 |
| Bio: Weinlaeder Family: fra Germany to North Dakota | Katie C. Wells | 0 |
| Denmark WEINs |
melisajane28
| 5 |
| Photos of some Weins |
sum1sirishqueen1
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| Wein, Maria m Huemann, Paul c1790 Purbach, HUN |
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