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Re: etymology of the surname 'wellwein'
I hadn't thought of WALTAN + WIN, but this seems to be a possible solution. Förstemann lists one WALDWIN (8th century).There are 40 hits (> some 60 persons) for WALLEWEIN and 1 for WALLWEIN in Germany. It still strikes me that there is not a single WELLWEIN.
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