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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vetter.
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.
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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.
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