Given name & surname

Schweizer

Schweizer is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Portuguese.

Original GermanSchweitzer

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schweizer comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Schweizer.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schweizer’s family of names

In English usage, Schweizer as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with SWITZER. In German usage, Schweizer as a surname has a related form in SCHWEITZER. In German usage, Schweizer as a surname has a related form in Schwietzer.

Walk Schweizer’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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