Wons
See also: wons
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as wyldinghen in 1270. Derived from Old Frisian Waldo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Wons n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Alternative spelling of Wąs, from wąs (“moustache”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Wons m pers
- a male surname
Declension edit
Declension of Wons
Proper noun edit
Wons f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading edit
- “Wons”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022