Vetter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Vetter. === Proper noun === Vetter (plural Vetters) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Vetter is the 4142nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8552 individuals. Vetter is most common among White (95.49%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vetter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === trevet == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛtɛr] === Proper noun === Vetter m anim (female equivalent Vetterová) a male surname from German ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Vetter”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German veter, vetere, from Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), fatureo, from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō or *fadurjō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛtər/, [ˈfɛtɐ] Homophone: fetter === Noun === Vetter m (mixed, genitive Vetters, plural Vettern, diminutive Vetterchen n, feminine Cousine or Kusine or Vetterin or Base) (dated or regional, except in compounds) male cousin Synonym: Cousin Coordinate term: Base (obsolete) paternal uncle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Namensvetter vetterlich Vetternehe Vetternwirtschaft === Further reading === “Vetter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Vetter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Vetter” in Duden online “Vetter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon