Submitted Surnames with "wise" in Meaning

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wise meaning

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Altman German
Said to mean "Wise man" of German origin

Balza Spanish, Belgian, Filipino (Hispanicized), Italian
Derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of the given name Balthazar, meaning "one of the three wise men."

Bilge Turkish
Means "wise" in Turkish.

Boodhoo Mauritian Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from Sanskrit बुध् (budh) meaning "awakened, intelligent, wise".

Catone Italian
From the given name Catone, derived from the Roman cognomen Cato 1 "wise".

Deshpande Indian, Marathi
Means "district accountant", derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "country, kingdom, province" combined with पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "learned, wise man".

Farahmand Persian
Means "glorious, magnificent" or "intelligent, wise" in Persian.

Farzaneh Persian
From Persian فرزانه (farzâne) meaning "wise, learned".

Froment French, Walloon, English
from French froment "wheat" (from Latin frumentum "grain") probably applied as a nickname for a peasant or as metonymic occupational name for a dealer in wheat... [more]

Froud English
From the Old English personal name Frōda or Old Norse Fróði, both meaning literally "wise" or "prudent". A variant spelling was borne by British historian James Anthony Froude (1818-1894).

Jani Indian, Odia, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".

Mudry Slavic
Meaning "wise".

Navon Hebrew
Means "wise, intelligent" in Hebrew. A notable bearer of this surname was Israeli president Yitzhak Navon (1921-2015).

Pandit Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".

Paquin French
Originated in east France. This last name signified a freehold that permitted use of a cluster of land or pastures. The name became “he who possesses lands” and "he who is wise."

Saccente Italian
Nickname from medieval Italian saccente "wise, learned, intelligent". In modern times, the word has come to mean "conceited, presumptuous".

Sage English, French
A nickname for a person with great wisdom. From Middle English and Old French sage "wise" (see also Sage).

Samways English
From a medieval nickname for a fool (from Middle English samwis "foolish", literally "half-wise").

Swasey English
Unexplained. Possibly an Anglicized form of Dutch Swijse(n), variant of Wijs "wise" (see Wise).

Tark Estonian
Tark is an Estonian surname meaning "wise" or "sage".

Tarkmeel Estonian
Tarkmeel is an Estonian surname meaning "wise minded".

Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]

Vongsouthi Lao
From Lao ວົງ (wong) meaning "lineage, family" and ສຸທິ (suthi) meaning "wise man, sage, scholar".

Weise German
Means "wise, prudent" in German. Notable bearers include Christian Weise (1642-1708), a German writer.

Wijs Dutch
Means "wise, learned, clever" in Dutch.

Wise 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 wys "wise, thoughtful, knowledgeable; alert, aware"... [more]

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