Andrist
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[edit] Family name
Andrist is a Swiss family name with proof of family vital records at least back to the 16th Century. Places of origins (rights of citizenship) are known from Simmental, Canton of Berne. Andrist is a folksy version of "Andreas" (Andrew in English)[1]. There is also a branch of the family name that may originate from the Lombardy region named Andrista, Cevo, Italy.
[edit] Mountains
There are two mountains called Andrist in Switzerland: Wild Andrist (means "wild Andrist") has an altitude of 2849 m asl; Zahm Andrist (means "tame Andrist") has an altitude of 2648 m asl.
[edit] References
- ^ Schweizerisches Idiotikon (Dictionary of Swiss Dialects and historical language)
