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Carter
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carter cárter čarter
English
Etymology
As an English name, from the occupation en carter. As an Irish name, from en ga Mac Artúir son of Arthur.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑɹɾɚ/ GA
en Eng-midwest-pancake-carter.ogg General American
en /ˈkɑːtə/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Carter.wav Southern England
en carter
en carder in accents with flapping
en ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) 2
en Car ter
Proper noun
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en occupations for someone who was a carter.
en Elizabeth Wagmeister Jay-Z says inconsistencies in rape accuser’s story proves her attorney was looking for ‘money and fame’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/entertainment/jay-z-lawsuit-response 2024-12-14 In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20260106204323/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/entertainment/jay-z-lawsuit-response 6 January 2026
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States of America
en Stephen Collinson Jimmy Carter, a one-term president who became a globe-trotting elder statesman, dies at 100 w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/us/former-president-jimmy-carter-death/index.html 2024-12-29 In September 2019, Carter warned Americans against reelecting Trump. In April 2021, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the Carters at their home in Plains, after the former presidential couple was unable to travel to Washington for the 46th president’s inauguration. https://web.archive.org/web/20260426191014/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/us/former-president-jimmy-carter-death/index.html 26 April 2026
en male surnames.
en number of places c/USA:
en former unincorporated community co/Washington County s/Arkansas.
en twp co/Spencer County s/Indiana.
en unincorporated community co/Yazoo County s/Mississippi.
en CDP co/Chouteau County s/Montana.
en town co/Beckham County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community co/Tripp County s/South Dakota.
en CDP co/Parker County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community town/Wabeno co/Forest County s/Wisconsin.
en unincorporated community town/Mercer co/Iron County s/Wisconsin.
en CDP co/Uinta County s/Wyoming.
Derived terms
en Carter Bar Carter catastrophe Carter Lake Carter County Carter Springs Carter-Penrose diagram Carteresque Carterian Carterism Carterization Carterize Carternomics Cartersville Carterton
Translations
surname
Arabic: ar كارتر m f kārtar
Armenian: hy Քարթեր
Belarusian: be Ка́ртэр m f
Bulgarian: bg Ка́ртър m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 卡特 Kǎtè
Georgian: ka კარტერი
Greek: el Κάρτερ m f
Hindi: hi कार्टर m f
Japanese: ja カーター Kātā
Korean: ko ^카터
Marathi: mr कार्टर
Persian: fa کارتر kârtar
Polish: pl Carter m f
Russian: ru Ка́ртер m f Kártɛr
Thai: th คาร์เตอร์ kaa-dtəə
Ukrainian: uk Ка́ртер m f
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Carter is the 49th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 376,966 individuals. Carter is most common among White (58.2%) and Black/African American (35.6%) individuals.
Anagrams
en acerrt Crater arrect crater tracer
en Cold War Individuals