Meaning & origin
What it means
As a north/Low German surname, Ess possibly goes back to a word meaning “swamp water.”
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Where it comes from
Ess has more than one origin: as a north/Low German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “swamp water”; as a Switzerland German/Alemannic German surname, it comes from Proto-Germanic *atiska-.
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How it developed
In English usage, Ess as a surname is a short form of Oswald.
Ess’s family of names
In English usage, Ess as a surname is a short form of Oswald. In English usage, Ess as a surname has a related form in Van Es.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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