Etymograph

English

Snively

Snively comes from German Schnaible.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchnaible
  2. EnglishtodaySnively

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchnaible
  2. EnglishtodaySnively

The story

Americanized form of Swiss German Schnaible or Schnewli.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Schnaible / Snively