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Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Wise surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)


A name given for the quality of wisdom.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WISE. A man of judgment and Avisdom. So the Lat. Prudens, the Fr. fe Sage, &c. Among many Ze Vyses in the H.R., we have one Julia la Wyse.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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