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Suever

Suever proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Suever

  1. A surname from German.

Origin of Suever

Americanized version of the surname Süver from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Siegwart. Siegwart is composed of the German words sieg + wart or warter and they translate into "Victory Guard" or "Victorious Guardian". During the 19th Century, many German immigrants surnames were changed upon arriving in the United States, this was most likely the case with Suever. Since umlaut vowels (ä, ö, ü) are commonly transcribed with ae, oe, and ue, Süver became Suever.

Questions about Suever

What does Suever mean?
Suever means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Suever?
Suever is a proper noun.

Words near Suever in the dictionary

  1. Suetonian
  2. suets
  3. suett
  4. suetty
  5. suety
  6. Suever
  7. Suevi
  8. Suevian
  9. Suevian knot
  10. Suevian knots
  11. Suevians

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