Steiger

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proper noun

A surname from German.

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Meanings

proper nounSteiger (plural Steigers)

plural Steigers

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

* As a German surname, variant of Steger. * Also as a German occupational surname for a foreman or mine inspector, and for someone who lived near a steep road, from Steiger (“foreman”, literally “one who ascends”) (see below). * Also as a German surname, from the placename Steige in Alsace or Steige in Baden-Württemberg, these names themselves related to the word meaning to climb or ascend.

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Anagrams

Siegertsetiger
Cite this entry
APA

Steiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steiger

MLA

“Steiger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steiger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Steiger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steiger.

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