Zwingli

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zwingli, itself from Alemannic German Zwingli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzwɪŋɡli/, /ˈswɪŋɡli/, /ˈtsvɪŋɡli/

Proper noun

Zwingli

1. A surname from German [in turn from Alemannic German], notably borne by Huldrych Zwingli, a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland.

Derived terms

• Zwinglian

Related terms

• Zuinglius

Translations

German surname

• Armenian: Ցվինգլի (Cʻvingli)
• German: Zwingli
• Latin: Zuinglius
• Russian: Цви́нгли (Cvíngli)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zwingli”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears