Backer

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Backer A botanical plant name author abbreviation for Dutch botanist Cornelis Andries Backer (1874-1963). For the surname, see below. === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Etymology === As a German (Bäcker) and occasionally Danish surname, variant of Becker. Compare also Baecker. As a Dutch and occasionally Norwegian surname, variant of Bakker. Compare also DeBacker. As an English surname, variant of Baker. === Proper noun === Backer A surname.