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[Facts] Re: Wittenius
by
Satu
(guest)
11/9/2003, 1:21 AM
in reply to
a message by Renee Jones
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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