The wetter Surname
wetter Name Meaning and History
- German: from Middle High German wetter ‘weather’, specifically ‘stormy weather’, perhaps a nickname for someone who made weather predictions.
- German: habitational name from any of numerous places so named.
- Dutch: from Middle Dutch wetter ‘grindstone’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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