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Want Vad efternamn betyder
English: from Middle English wand want ‘mole’ (Old English wand) perhaps a nickname for a short-sighted person. Perhaps occasionally a nickname from Old French want ‘glove’ but this is much less likely. English: topographic name for someone who lived at a cross-road (from Middle English want ‘cross-roads’) a dialect form of Went. Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a glove maker from Middle Dutch wante ‘glove’.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
