Widder

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Widder. === Proper noun === Widder (plural Widders) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Widder is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Widder is most common among White (93.29%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Widder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Alternative forms === Wider, Wieder (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz, akin to Old Saxon wethar, English wether. The form with a short vowel is Central German, perhaps standardised in part to avoid the homophony with wider (“against”) and wieder (“again”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪdər/, [ˈvɪ.dɐ], [ˈʋɪ-] Hyphenation: Wid‧der === Noun === Widder m (strong, genitive Widders, plural Widder) ram (male sheep) Synonym: Schafbock (astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation and astrological sign) ==== Declension ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Widder” in Duden online “Widder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Widder”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognate with German Widder, Dutch weder, English wether, Danish væder, Icelandic veður, Swedish vädur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvidɐ/ === Noun === Widder m (plural Widder) ram (male sheep) Aries (constellation and astrological sign) === See also ===