Ober
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editOber (countable and uncountable, plural Obers)
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporated community in Starke County, Indiana, United States.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ober is the 8799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3724 individuals. Ober is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ober”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
editEtymology
editShorter form of Oberkellner (“head waiter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editOber m (strong, genitive Obers, plural Ober)
- (dated) waiter (usually the head waiter, but sometimes any waiter)
- Synonym: Kellner
- (card games) over knave, queen
Declension
editDeclension of Ober [masculine, strong]
Descendants
editFurther reading
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- English terms borrowed from German
- English terms derived from German
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from German
- en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German dated terms
- de:Card games