platt

platt · noun¹

From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (“plot of land”); see plat and plot for more.

platt · noun²

1. Middle English · derived fromplatten
2. English todayplatt

From Middle English platten, whence also plait; see plat.

Platt · proper noun³

1. Low German · borrowed fromPlatt
2. German · borrowed fromPlatt
3. English todayPlatt

From German Platt, Low German Platt or Clipping of Plattdeutsch.

Platt · proper noun⁴

1. Old French · derived fromplat“footbridge”
2. English todayPlatt

English habitational surname from Platt Bridge, from Old French plat (“footbridge”).

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