Släkthistoria för Wit
Wit Vad efternamn betyder
Dutch: variant of De Wit and Witte. Polish: from a short form of the personal names like Witosław and Miłowit composed of the Old Slavic element vit ‘mighty powerful’ (derived from Old Slavic vitъ ‘loot wealth’) or a short form of Witold a derivative of the Lithuanian personal name Vytautas composed of the elements vyti ‘to guide’ + tauta ‘the people’. Alternatively it may be a derivative of the Latin personal name Vitus (see Vito).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
