Given name & surname

Seltzer

“salter”

Seltzer is a surname from German.

Original GermanSalzer

Meaning & origin

What it means

Seltzer goes back to German Sälzer, meaning “salter.”

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Where it comes from

Seltzer comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Sälzer (“salter”).

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Seltzer’s family of names

In German usage, Seltzer has a later derivative in SELSOR. In German usage, Seltzer as a surname has a related form in SALZER.

Walk Seltzer’s family in the name graph

SeltzerSalzerSelsorZelțer

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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