Given name & surname

Wenig

Wenig is a surname from German.

Original GermanWeniger

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Wenig comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Wenig.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wenig’s family of names

In German usage, Wenig has a later derivative in Veniger. In German usage, Wenig as a surname has a related form in WENIGER.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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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