Lavater

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lavater.

Proper noun

Lavater (plural Lavaters)

1. A surname from German.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lavater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 405.
• Forebears

German

Etymology

Latinization of the surname Wascher. Originating from Zurich.

Proper noun

Lavater m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lavaters or (with an article) Lavater, feminine genitive Lavater, plural Lavaters or Lavater)

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Lavater
• Translingual: Lavatera

Further reading

• Forebears