"Der" meaning in English

See Der in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɛɹ/ Forms: Ders [plural]
Etymology: * As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie. Etymology templates: {{der|en|hu|-}} Hungarian, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Der (plural Ders)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Der-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A nickname for Derek, Derrick, etc.
    Sense id: en-Der-en-name-eV0FjAYg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

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