Wind Family History
Wind Name Meaning
English (Durham): topographic name for someone who lived by a winding path ascent or stream from Middle English wind (Old English (ge)wind). Alternatively a nickname from Middle English wind perhaps for someone who was as speedy as the wind (compare 2 below). German Danish and Dutch: nickname from Middle High German Middle Dutch wint ‘wind’ Middle High German also ‘greyhound’ denoting a swift runner or a boaster one who is full of wind. Dutch: from Middle Dutch wint ‘wind’ applied as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern named with this word for example In de Vier Winden (‘In the Four Winds’). Alternatively perhaps a reference to hazewind ‘greyhound’ similarly used. Compare De Wind . German: variant of Wendt . Swedish: ornamental name from vind ‘wind’ or a habitational name from a place called with this element.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
