Last name PATER: origin and meaning

Pater: 1: Dutch English German and Polish: from Latin pater father also used to denote the father superior in a religious order hence probably a nickname for a solemn or pompous man.2: English: nickname from Middle English pater paternoster; see Paternoster.

Pater : 1: Dutch English German and Polish: from Latin pater ‘father’ also used to denote the father superior in a religious order hence probably a nickname for a solemn or pompous man.2: English: nickname from Middle English paterpaternoster’; see Paternoster.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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