Vetter
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See also: vetter
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Vetter (plural Vetters)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vetter is the 4142nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8552 individuals. Vetter is most common among White (95.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vetter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German veter, vetere, from Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), fatureo, from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō or *fadurjō.
Pronunciation
Noun
Vetter m (mixed, genitive Vetters, plural Vettern, diminutive Vetterchen n, feminine Cousine or Kusine or Vetterin or Base)
- (dated or regional, except in compounds) male cousin
- Synonym: Cousin
- (obsolete) paternal uncle
- 1819, Brüder Grimm, “Hans heirathet”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, volume 1:
- Es war einmal ein junger Bauer, der hieß Hans, dem wollte sein Vetter gern eine reiche Frau werben.
- Once upon a time there was a peasant named Hans whose uncle wanted to find him a rich wife.
Declension
Declension of Vetter [masculine, mixed]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Vetter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Vetter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Vetter” in Duden online
- “Vetter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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