Widder
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Widder (plural Widders)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Widder is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Widder is most common among White (93.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Widder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz, akin to Old Saxon wethar, English wether. The form with a short vowel is Central German, perhaps standardised in part to avoid the homophony with wider (“against”) and wieder (“again”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Widder m (strong, genitive Widders, plural Widder)
- ram (male sheep)
- Synonym: Schafbock
- (astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation and astrological sign)
Declension
Declension of Widder
See also
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| Widder | Stier | Zwillinge | Krebs | ||||||||
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| Löwe | Jungfrau | Waage | Skorpion | ||||||||
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| Schütze | Steinbock | Wassermann | Fische | ||||||||
Further reading
- “Widder” in Duden online
- “Widder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Widder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognate with German Widder, Dutch weder, English wether, Danish væder, Icelandic veður, Swedish vädur.
Pronunciation
Noun
Widder m (plural Widder)
See also
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| Léiw | Jongfra | Wo | Skorpioun | ||||||||
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| Schëtz | Steebock | Waassermann | Fësch | ||||||||