Vatter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Vatter. === Proper noun === Vatter (plural Vatters) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Vatter is the 35537th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 633 individuals. Vatter is most common among White (96.84%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vatter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === Vater, Fatter, fater, vàtter === Etymology === From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far. === Pronunciation === (Zürich) IPA(key): /ˈfɑtːər/ === Noun === Vatter m (genitive Vatters, plural Vättere) father == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Vadder (Limburgan Ripuarian) === Etymology === From early modern German Vatter (contemporary Vater). The native dialectal form is obsolete Vader (except in the Limburgan-Ripuarian Transitional Dialects). Both from Old High German fater, fader. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfatʌ/ === Noun === Vatter m (plural Vätter, diminutive Vätterche) father ==== Usage notes ==== The commoner word for “male parent” is Bapp, Papp, but Vatter is common in other senses, e.g. “father” as a position within the family. (Compare the example above.) Only Vatter is used for the Christian God. === See also === Motter