Untermann

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proper noun

A surname from German.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounUntermann (plural Untermanns)

plural Untermanns

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. GermanUntermann“vassal, subordinate”
  2. EnglishUntermann

Borrowed from German Untermann (“vassal, subordinate”), from unter (“under”) + Mann (“man”). Compare underman.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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