Wyss (German pronunciation: [ˈʋiːs]) is an Alemannic form of the German surname Weiß used predominantly in Switzerland. It comes from Middle High German wīz (white, blonde) and Old High German wîs (wise, clever, experienced, knows).
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:
See also
- Escher Wyss (Zürich), quarter of Zürich, Switzerland
- Escher Wyss & Cie., former engineering company in Switzerland
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, in the United States
- Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, in Switzerland
- Wyss Samen und Pflanzen [de], Swiss horticultural company
- WYSS, a radio station in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
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.
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