Wine

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See also: wine, WINE, winę, and Wîne

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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  • As an English surname, from the noun wine.
  • As a German surname, Americanized from Wein.

Proper noun

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Wine (plural Wines)

  1. A surname.
  2. (software) A free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems.
    1. (dated) Acronym of Windows Emulator.
    2. Acronym of Wine is not an emulator.

Alternative forms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wine is the 7674th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4327 individuals. Wine is most common among White (88.12%) individuals.

See also

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Old English wine (friend).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wine m

  1. a male given name
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