Witter

This article deals with the family name; for the town of the same name in the United States, see Witter (Arkansas) .

Witter is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

Witter: 1. Family name derived from the old German nickname Widher / Wither (widu + heri) . 2. Job name to mnd. witten "whiten, whitewash" for whitewashers. 3. Job transfer name to mnd. witten "boil white, determine the fineness of gold and silver" for the Münzer.

Name bearer

Witter is the family name of the following people:

• Andre Witter , German rapper, stage name Vega , see Vega (rapper)
• Ben Witter (1920–1993), German journalist and writer
• Frank Witter (Manager) (* 1959), German economist
• Frank Witter (actor) (* 1970), German actor
• Henning Bernhard Witter (1683–1715), German theologian
• Hermann Witter (1916–1991), German forensic psychiatrist
• Junior Witter (* 1974), British boxer
• Mathias Witter (unknown), German ski jumper
• Michael Witter (* 1951), German diplomat
• Wilhelm Witter (1866–1949), German metalworking engineer and prehistoric researcher

See also

• Witt (name)
• Witte (family name)

Individual evidence

1. ^ DUDEN, surnames, Dudenverlag, Mannheim - Leipzig - Vienna - Zurich, 2005, p. 728 f.