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Type Surname (from given name)
Pronounced Pron. viet  [key]
Other Forms FormsWäit, Waite, Wäight

Meaning & History

The name originates from Luxembourg and the surrounding Germanic regions most notably the Rhenish Palatinate from around the 1800s. The word wäite is Luxembourgish for wide and also broad, the word wäit which is an alternative spelling of the Surname Wäite is Luxembourgish for far or distant.
The name is featured in the first line of 'De Wilhelmus' the grand ducal anthem of Luxembourg.
Added 3/28/2018 by anonymous


See Also

User submission Waite