Given name & surname · also Dutch

Splinter

Splinter is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Splinter comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

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How it developed

From German Splinter.

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Splinter’s family of names

In Greek usage, Splinter as a surname is a transliteration of Σπλίντερ.

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SplinterΣπλίντερ

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Spellings & scripts 1

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