Given name & surname · also Old English
Wand
“mole”
Wand is a surname from Old English (ultimately Middle Dutch).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wand goes back to Old English wand, meaning “mole.”
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Where it comes from
Wand comes from Old English, and ultimately from Middle Dutch.
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How it developed
From Old English wand (“mole”), from German Wand, from Middle High German gewant (“cloth, garment”), from Dutch Wand, from Middle Dutch want (“glove”).
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Wand’s family of names
In German usage, Wand as a surname has a related form in WANDER. In German usage, Wand as a surname has a related form in WANDEL.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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