Given name & surname

Hitler

Hitler is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Swedish.

Original GermanHiedler

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hitler comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Hitler.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hitler’s family of names

In English usage, Hitler as a surname has a related form in Adolf Hitler. In English usage, Hitler as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Navajo form Dágháilchįįh. In English usage, Hitler as a surname has a conventional equivalent in GITLER.

Walk Hitler’s family in the name graph

Around the world

Hitler has relatives in 52 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

NavajoGermanRussianArabicKazakhKyrgyz

Germanwhere Hitler comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

People named Hitler

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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