The vetter Surname
vetter Name Meaning and History
German: nickname from Middle High German veter(e) ‘uncle’,
‘nephew’. The word is from Old High German fetiro (a derivative
of fater ‘father’), which was used more generally to denote
various male relatives; the meaning of modern German Vetter is
‘cousin’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 121 - Messages: 327
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Vetters from Germany, Bohemia, Westfalen | andreas Vetter | 5 |
| Vetter |
 JIWelsch
| 0 |
| Looking for Vetters of Wayne Co., OH |
phr2007
| 1 |
| LucasVetter | Marnie Vetter | 3 |
| VETTER Frank 1883-1950 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| VETTER Elsie Mae 1906-1938 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| KUTSCHART Edward R A and Marie VETTER |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Vetters of Teaneck, NJ |
jonelle50
| 0 |
| Edward Vetter |
objoyfullych
| 0 |
| Search for Biological Mother Vetter (I was adopted) |
PattiM824
| 1 |
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