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Wolkwitz is a family name, or surname, of German/Western-Slavic origins. == Meaning == Wolkwitz is a surname of German/Western-Slavic origin. "-witz" in this case is not the German word for wit/joke, but is a German variation on a Slavic suffix "-vich," "-vic," "-wits," "-witz," or "-wicz" (''-wicz'' being a Polish variation) meaning "son of," "child of," "family of," "clan of," etc. Having the suffix "-witz" at the end of a surname usually signifies heritage from the Western-Slavic peoples of Pomerania,〔http://books.google.com/books?id=-_gaAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA571&lpg=RA1-PA571&dq=witz+slavic+origin&source=bl&ots=JSqAeORFrL&sig=b4f9AyF58tvdBLtdteIk-GC86GI&hl=en&ei=a82fSfDlKOHAtge_tMGXDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PRA1-PA568,M1〕 or elsewhere in Eastern Germany. People with "-witz" surnames would be more likely to have ancestry from parts of East Germany. Although original bearers of a surname with such a suffix would have been predominantly Christian, many Jewish families with German ancestry also carry a "-witz" suffix, likely from intermarriage with Christian Germans or the taking on of more "German-sounding" names. In the 20th century some members of the Volkovitz family living in New York changed their last name to Walker to avoid being treated poorly by those who held anti-Semitic beliefs, although most people with such prefixes in their names might not be Jewish at all. "Wolk," in this case, could be a misspelling of the German word ''Volk'', meaning "people" or "nation." Much more likely, however, is that "Wolk" is derived from a Polabian Slavic word for "Wolf."〔http://www.europe-east.com/czech/language.html〕 This is more likely because would pair a Slavic word (Wolk = Wolf) with a Slavic suffix (-witz = family of -), instead of the odd pairing of a misspelled German word (Wolk = Volk = People) with the Slavic suffix. The surname could be related to, or a branch of the surnames Wolkowitz, Volkwitz, and Volkowitz (likely a result of poor documentation over time or variation in spelling in differing regions of Germany). The most accurate traslation of the meaning of Wolkwitz would be "Family of the Wolf", or "Son of the Wolf". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wolkwitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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