Weiten

Weiten is a German toponym and surname. The name is of German origin and is used both as a place name and as a family name. As a toponym, Weiten denotes locations historically described as wide, open, or expansive in the landscape, reflecting the German adjective weit. The form is common in German-speaking regions and has appeared in historical records since the Middle Ages.

As a surname, Weiten is typically toponymic, carried by people from a place called Weiten or from a region identified by a wide landscape. Like other German surnames, it has variants and may have spread through internal migration within German-speaking areas and beyond.

Weiten as a place name refers to multiple localities in German-speaking countries. The exact status and governance of each locality vary; some are municipalities, others are villages or hamlets incorporated into larger administrative units. In modern databases and postal systems, Weiten is used to identify specific places and addresses.

The name is relatively uncommon, but has appeared in public life in various fields such as academia, administration, and culture. The distribution is most concentrated in Germany, with diasporic communities in other European countries and North America.