The platte Surname
platte Name Meaning and History
- French: from Old French plat ‘flat’ (Late Latin plat(t)us, from Greek platys ‘broad’, ‘flat’).
- German: variant of Plate 1.
- German: topographic name from Middle Low German, Middle High German plate ‘plateau’, ‘rock wall’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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