Surname · also German

Waage

Waage is a surname from German, ultimately from Norwegian. It is used in English, German, and Icelandic.

Original GermanWägele

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Waage comes from German, and ultimately from Norwegian.

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How it developed

From Norwegian Waage.

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Waage’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Waage as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian form Våge. In German usage, Waage as a surname has a related form in WAGE. In German usage, Waage as a surname has a related form in Wägele.

Walk Waage’s family in the name graph

WaageWageWägeleVåge

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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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Sibling ideas

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