Witwer
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Etymology
Proper noun
Witwer (plural Witwers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Witwer is the 33695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Witwer is most common among White (95.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Witwer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Etymology
From Middle High German witewære, witewer, witwer, from Old High German wituwo.
Pronunciation
Noun
Witwer m (strong, genitive Witwers, plural Witwer, feminine Witwe)
- widower
- Synonyms: Verwitweter, Witiber, (Bavarian, Austrian) Witmann, Wittiber
Declension
Declension of Witwer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Dreifach-Witwer
- Dreifachwitwer
- Verwitwern
- verwitwern
- Verwitwerung
- Witwerrente
- Witwerschaft
- Witwersein
- Witwerstand
- Witwertum
- Zweifach-Witwer
- Zweifachwitwer
Related terms
- verwitwet
- Verwitwung
- Witfrau
- Witib
- Wittib
- Witwenschaft
- Witwenstand
- Witwentum
- Witwesein
- Witwewerden
Further reading
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