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Moder
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moder -moder møder
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Various origins:
Borrowed from en de Moder, from a en gem-pro - personal name composed of the elements gem-pro *mōdaz boldness, courage + gem-pro *harjaz army.
Borrowed from en sk Móder, an occupational surname from en gmh mader reaper.
Borrowed from en pl Moder, from en gml mōder mother, womb; mare.
Borrowed from en sl Moder, a nickname for a wise man, from sl moder wise, prudent.
Borrowed from en sv Modér, an ornamental surname whose first element is from sv mo sandy heath.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Moder is the 36337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Moder is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from German surnames from Polish surnames from Slovak surnames from Slovene surnames from Swedish
German
Etymology
From late de gmh moder mold, swamp, borrowed from de gml modder, gml modde, gml mōde mud, from de gem-pro *muþraz dreg, from de ine-pro *múHtrom. de Modder mud, a later borrowing. Cognate with nl modder.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmoːdɐ/
de De-Moder.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.sg
a decomposing mass
moldiness
moldy smell
Declension
m.sg
Derived terms
de modern
de modrig
de vermodern
Further reading
Low German
Alternative forms
nds Modder Möder Medder Mudder
nds Mooder Münsterländisch
nds Mutter Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch
Noun
f
nds in many dialects, including _ Low Prussian Münsterländisch mother
See also
nds Kind
nds Vader
nds Female family members
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Moderová
sk m
Declension
m-pr surn
Further reading