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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

Patrician families:

  • Wyss (Patrizierfamilie, mit den Kolben) [de]
  • Wyss (Patrizierfamilie, mit der Lilie) [de]
  1. ^ Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker, eds. (2005). Duden. Familiennamen. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich: Dudenverlag.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Schweizerisches Idiotikon, Band XVI, Spalte 1984 ff., Artikel Wīss zu Wyss; zum Namen Sp. 1995 f.

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