Vetter Family History
Vetter Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German veter(e) ‘(paternal) uncle nephew’. The word is from Old High German fetiro (a derivative of fater ‘father’) which was also used more generally to denote any male relative; the meaning of modern German Vetter is ‘cousin’. Compare Vedder .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022