Etymology

Malmquist

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Today it means: A surname from Swedish. Full definition →

Swedish Malmqvist
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromMalmqvist
  2. English todayMalmquist

Borrowed from Swedish Malmqvist, from malm (“ore”) + kvist (“twig”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.