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Reuter Vad efternamn betyder
German:: derivative of Middle High German (ge)riute ‘clearing’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing or an occupational name for a clearer of woodland. Reut(e) and Reit are frequent elements of placenames indicating location in a forest or former forest. unflattering nickname from Middle High German riutære ‘footpad highwayman’; later possibly an occupational name for a mounted soldier (see Reiter).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
