Meanings
proper nounAtwater (countable and uncountable, plural Atwaters)
plural Atwaters · alternative Attwater
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA city in Merced County, California, United States.
A traffic camera last captured their vehicle, a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, shortly after 8 p.m. in Atwater, around 66 miles north of Fresno, the sheriff’s office said.
2025 July 27, Zoe Sottile, Julia Vargas Jones, “A Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old daughter have been missing for over 10 days”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2025 - countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Upson County, Georgia, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
- countableuncountableA city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Germanic*at
- Old Englishæt
- Middle Englishat
- Englishat
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Germanic*watōr
- Proto-West Germanic*watar
- Old Englishwæter
- Middle Englishwater
- Englishwater
- EnglishAtwater
From at + water, a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a river or lake.
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APA
Atwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atwater
MLA
“Atwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atwater. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atwater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atwater.
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