Suter

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proper noun

An occupational surname.

OriginMiddle High German sūter ← Old High German sūtāri ← Proto-West Germanic *sūtārī →
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Meanings

proper nounSuter (plural Suters)

plural Suters · alternative Sutor · alternative Sutter

  1. An occupational surname.

Origin

  1. Latinsūo“sew, stitch”
  2. Latinsūtor“cobbler”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*sūtārī“shoemaker”
  4. Old High Germansūtāri
  5. Middle High Germansūter
  6. EnglishSuter

English, Dutch, and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from Suter, from Middle High German sūter, from Old High German sūtāri, from Proto-West Germanic *sūtārī (“shoemaker”), borrowed from Latin sūtor (“cobbler”); ultimately from Latin sūo (“sew, stitch”). Related to English suture, which also comes from Latin. Compare Sauter, Souter, Sooter, Sutor, Sutter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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