Surname · also German
Zwilling
Zwilling is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Original GermanZwillinger
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Zwilling comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Zwilling, from Middle High German zwillinc, from Old High German zwiniling, from Old High German *twiniling, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, built from Proto-Germanic *twinaz + *-ilingaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Zwilling’s family of names
In German usage, Zwilling as a surname has a related form in Dwilling. In German usage, Zwilling as a surname has a related form in TWILLING. In German usage, Zwilling as a surname has a related form in Zwillinger.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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