Wyss Explained

Wyss (pronounced as /de/) 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
• (1852–1900), German historian and archivist
• (1833–1890), Swiss writer
• (1905–1986), Swiss philologist
• Brigit Wyss (born 1960), Swiss politician
• Danilo Wyss (born 1985), Swiss road racing bicyclist
• (1763–1839), Swiss politician
• David Wyss, American economist
• Denise Wyss (born 1965), first priestess of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
• (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
• (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
• (1782–1837), Swiss painter and draftsman
• Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782–1830), Swiss author and folklorist; son of Johann David
• (1763–1845), Swiss country priest and poet
• (1913–2002), Swiss journalist and writer
• Marcel Wyss (born 1986), Swiss road cyclist
• (1908–1977), Swiss journalist and photographer
• (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
• (1844–1888), Swiss jurist and legal scholar
• (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
• (born 1945), Swiss writer
• (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
• , Swiss horticultural company
• WYSS, a radio station in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Notes

1. Book: Kohlheim. Rosa. Kohlheim. Volker. 2005. Duden. Familiennamen. Dudenverlag. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich .
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.