Surname

Winquist

“vine; wine”·“twig”

Winquist is a surname from Swedish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Winquist is built from elements meaning “vine; wine” and “twig”.

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Where it comes from

Winquist comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Winqvist.

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Winquist’s family of names

In English usage, Winquist as a surname was borrowed from the Swedish form Winqvist.

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The ring: across languages.

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

Similar names

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Swedish

Wahlquist

“pasture” · “twig”

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Swedish

Lindquist

Lindquist is a surname from Swedish.

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Swedish

Enquist

“juniper” · “twig”

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Swedish

Rehnquist

“strip of land” · “twig”

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Swedish

Nyquist

“new” · “branch”

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Swedish

Wiker

Wiker is a surname from Norwegian, ultimately from Swedish.

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Swedish

Wicklund

Wicklund is a surname from Swedish.

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Swedish

Rundquist

“round” · “twig”

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Sibling ideas

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