"Platten" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Plattens [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * A diminutive of the surname Platt. * From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Platt}} Platt, {{der|en|fro|platon||metal plate}} Old French platon (“metal plate”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Platten (plural Plattens)
  1. A surname from Old French.
    Sense id: en-Platten-en-name-0tkWYPLU Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from German Platten. Etymology templates: {{wp|Platten, Germany}}, {{bor|en|de|Platten}} German Platten Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Platten
  1. A municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Categories (place): Municipalities of Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Rhineland-Palatinate
    Sense id: en-Platten-en-name-eXeYVsM4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Platten meaning in English (2.5kB)

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