Meaning & origin
What it means
Nyquist is built from elements meaning “new” and “branch”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nyquist’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Nyquist has a later derivative in 奈奎斯特. In English usage, Nyquist as a surname was borrowed from the Swedish form Nyqvist.
The ring: across languages.
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Nyquist, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nordquist
“northern twig”
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Winquist
“vine; wine” · “twig”
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Nylund
“new” · “grove”
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Ahlquist
“alder” · “twig”
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Enquist
“juniper” · “twig”
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Rundquist
“round” · “twig”
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Lundquist
Lundquist is a surname from Swedish.
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Lindquist
Lindquist is a surname from Swedish.
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