Weiss (surname)

Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz (white, blonde) and Old High German (h)wīz (white, bright, shining).[1]

Persons with that name include:

A
  • Aaron Weiss, and his brother Michael, members of Philadelphia-based post-hardcore/indie rock band MewithoutYou
  • Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
  • Allison Weiss, New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
  • André Weiß (born 1983), German former footballer
  • Andrew Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Anthony S. Weiss, McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia
  • Arnold Weiss (1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
  • Armin Weiss (1927–2010), German chemist and politician
  • Ashmen Iskandar Weiss, Malaysian actor of German-Malay ancestry
  • Avi Weiss, an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

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  • Edmund Weiss (1837–1917), Austrian astronomer
  • Elizabeth "Liz/Betty" Weiss (born 1946), lead singer of the American pop girl group The Shangri-Las
  • Emanuel Weiss (1906–1944), New York organized criminal
  • Eric Weiss, fictional character from the television series "Alias"
  • Ernst August Weiß (1900—1942), German mathematician
  • Ehrich Weiss (1874–1926), Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer whose stage name was Harry Houdini

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  • Zack Weiss (born 1992), American Major League Baseball player
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References
  1. Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker, eds. (2005). Duden. Familiennamen. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich: Dudenverlag.
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