The wise Surname
wise Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for a wise or learned person, or in some cases a nickname for someone suspected of being acquainted with the occult arts, from Middle English wise ‘wise’ (Old English wis). This name has also absorbed Dutch Wijs, a nickname meaning ‘wise’, and possibly cognates in other languages.
- Americanized form of German and Jewish Weiss ‘white’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| wise family |
 traceybailey18
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| Richard Wise 1904-1962 |
marycarolynw
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| Francis Marion Wise | Lee Craker | 8 |
| Ralph Kinzer Wise born in Ca. 1939 | Lynda Wise | 2 |
| Wise family in KY |
cainscove
| 9 |
| Benjamin Wise & Mary Pepper |
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| Wise Family of Pennsylvania-Ohio |
constance_reeve
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| WISE Charles Harvey 1882-1953 |
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| WISE Bertha M 1882-1968 |
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| WISE HERITAGE | KATHERINE M. WEST-BURNS | 18 |
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