Wyss

Wyss (German pronunciation: [ˈʋiːs]) is an Alemannic form of the German surname Weiß used predominantly in Switzerland.^[1]^[2] It comes from Middle High German wīz (white, blonde) and Old High German wîs (wise, clever, experienced, knows).^[3]

Notable persons with the surname include:

Amanda Wyss (born 1960), American actress
Amy Wyss (born 1970/1971), Swiss-American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist.
Andre Wyss (contemporary), American professor of paleontology
Arthur Wyss (Archivar) [de] (1852–1900), German historian and archivist
Bernhard Wyss [de] (1833–1890), Swiss writer
Bernhard Wyss [de] (1905–1986), Swiss philologist
Brigit Wyss (born 1960), Swiss politician
Danilo Wyss (born 1985), Swiss road racing bicyclist
David von Wyss [de] (1763–1839), Swiss politician
David Wyss, American economist
Denise Wyss (born 1965), first priestess of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
Dieter Wyss [de] (1923–1994), German anthropologist and professor in Würzburg
Dorothea Wyss (born around 1430/32, died after 1487) married Niklaus von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland
Esther Egger-Wyss [de] (born 1952), Swiss politician (CVP)
Franz Anatol Wyss (born 1940), Swiss painter
Georg von Wyss (1816–1893), Swiss historian
Hansjörg Wyss (contemporary), Swiss billionaire
Johann David Wyss (1743–1818), Swiss author of The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann Emanuel Wyss [de] (1782–1837), Swiss painter and draftsman
Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782–1830), Swiss author and folklorist; son of Johann David
Johann Rudolf Wyss (der Ältere) [de] (1763–1845), Swiss country priest and poet
Laure Wyss [de] (1913–2002), Swiss journalist and writer
Marcel Wyss (born 1986), Swiss road cyclist
Max Albert Wyss [de] (1908–1977), Swiss journalist and photographer
Monika Wyss [de] (born 1959), Swiss Swiss Roman Catholic "priestess" (not officially recognized)
Orville Wyss (1912–1993), American microbiologist
Paul Wyss (born 1928), Swiss politician and former ice hockey player
Paul Friedrich von Wyss [de] (1844–1888), Swiss jurist and legal scholar
Ruedi Wyss [de] (1932–2007), Swiss musician and composer
Sophie Wyss (1897–1983), Swiss soprano
Thomas Wyss (born 1966), Swiss professional football player
Ursula Wyss (born 1973), Swiss economist and politician
Verena Wyss [de] (born 1945), Swiss writer
Vinzenz Wyss [de] (born 1965), Swiss communication scientists

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Patrician families:

Wyss (Patrizierfamilie, mit den Kolben) [de]
Wyss (Patrizierfamilie, mit der Lilie) [de]

Notes

^ Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker, eds. (2005). Duden. Familiennamen. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich: Dudenverlag.
^ Vgl.Duden. Familiennamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20.000 Nachnamen. Bearbeitet von Rosa und Volker Kohlheim. Dudenverlag, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich 2005; unter Weiss, Weiß sowie Wyss.
^ Schweizerisches Idiotikon, Band XVI, Spalte 1984 ff., Artikel Wīss zu Wyss; zum Namen Sp. 1995 f.

Surname list

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Surnames derived from the color White

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