Given name & surname
Rehnquist
“strip of land”·“twig”
Rehnquist is a surname from Swedish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rehnquist is built from elements meaning “strip of land” and “twig”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Rehnquist as a surname developed from Rehnqvist.
Rehnquist’s family of names
In English usage, Rehnquist as a surname developed from the Swedish form Rehnqvist.
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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