Janet Wise was born about 1664, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. She married Robert Johnstone on 10 August 1685, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters.
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English: nickname for a wise or learned person, from Middle English wise, wisse ‘wise’ (Old English wīs). This name has also absorbed Dutch Wijs and De Wijs, a nickname meaning ‘(the) wise’, and possibly cognates in other languages.
English: topographic name for someone who lived by the withies or willows, from Middle English withi, Old English wīthig ‘withy, willow’.
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Weiss ‘white’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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