Surname · also German
Breite
Breite is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.
Original GermanGebreite
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Breite comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German breite, from Old High German breitī, from Proto-Germanic *braidį̄, built from German breit + -e.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Breite’s family of names
In German usage, Breite as a surname has a related form in Gebreite.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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