Winge

Winge is a surname. It can be a short form of Germanic personal names starting with wini-, "friend"; a habitational name originating in Sint-Joris-Winge; a variant of Van (der) Winden, a habitational name from Overwinden or Neerwinden, Belgium; or an ornamental name from vinge, "wing". Notable people with the surname include:

• Axel Winge (1827–1893), Norwegian businessman and politician
• Hanna Winge (1838–1896), Swedish painter
• Herluf Winge (1857–1923), Danish zoologist
• MÃ¥rten Eskil Winge (1825–1896), Swedish artist
• Øjvind Winge (1886–1964), Danish biologist and a pioneer in yeast genetics
• Oluf Winge (1855–1889), Danish zoologist
• Per Winge (1858–1935), Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer
• Ralph M. Winge (1925–2020), American politician
• Sigurd Winge (1909–1970), Norwegian painter and visual artist
• Stein Winge (born 1940), Norwegian stage producer, theatre director and actor
• Viktoria Winge (born 1980), Norwegian actress

See also

• Stephan Schulz-Winge (born 1974), German footballer

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