Warter

== English == === Etymology === The village is from Old English weargtrēow (“gallows”, literally “tree of the felon”). Or, from wearrtrēow (“callused tree”), from wearr + trēow. The surname derives from the place. The surname is sometimes confused with Water. === Proper noun === Warter A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8650). A surname.