Witten

== English == === Proper noun === Witten (plural Wittens) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Witten is the 11631st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2695 individuals. Witten is most common among White (86.35%) individuals. === Anagrams === Newitt, went it == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as withen in 1294. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from the dative plural form of wit (“white”), used here to designate a settlement built on white sand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.tə(n)/ Hyphenation: Wit‧ten Rhymes: -ɪtən Homophone: witten === Proper noun === Witten n a hamlet in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪtʰən] Hyphenation: Wit‧ten === Proper noun === Witten n (proper noun, genitive Wittens or (optionally with an article) Witten) a town and municipality of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====