Sauer

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proper noun

A surname from German of Austrian origin.

OriginMiddle High German sur →
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Meanings

Sauer1

proper nounSauer (plural Sauers)

plural Sauers

  1. A surname from German of Austrian origin.

Sauer2

proper noun
  1. A tributary of the Moselle that flows for 173 km (103 mi) through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.

Origin

Sauer · proper noun

  1. Middle High Germansur“sour”
  2. EnglishSauer

From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (“sour”) (modern German sauer).

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Sauer · proper noun

  1. LuxembourgishSauer
  2. EnglishSauer

Borrowed from Luxembourgish Sauer.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 紹爾河 /绍尔河
  • 紹爾河 /绍尔河 (Shào'ěrhé)river
French Sûre
  • Sûreriver
German Sauer
  • Sauerriver
Hindi सावर
  • सावर (sāvar)river
Latin Sura
  • Surariver

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Serua
Cite this entry
APA

Sauer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauer

MLA

“Sauer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sauer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauer.

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