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[Facts] Wittenius
by Renee Jones (guest)
11/8/2003, 3:59 PM
Where does the male name Wittenius (wi tain' ius) derive from? Any meaning?
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- Satu (guest)   +1
11/9/2003, 1:21 AM
Hi Renee,Wittenius looks like a latinized form of Witt / Witte which is a German short form of Old German names starting with Widu- (like Widukind or Widuwalt). The first part of those names (widu-) means "wood", "forest".Regards, Satu
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- Ullrich Wittenius (guest)
12/12/2003, 12:44 PM
The name Wittenius is derived from the German town Witten near Dortmund.
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