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Teller (surname)

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Teller
Origin
Language(s)Dutch, Low German, German, Jewish (Yiddish: טעֶלעֶר teler)
Meaning1. MHG: telle meant "gorge, ravine" - person living on or from places like gorge, ravine
2. MHG, MLG: teller "plate, turntable" - manufacturer of these products
3. Low German nickname, Low German: teller, teler means "parents, father"
4. MLG (Low German) teller, teler also meant "farmer, [cultivator], or builder"
5. Dutch teller, as in a bank teller (tellen meaning "to count" in Dutch)
Region of originNetherlands, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, United States
Other names
Variant form(s)Czech: Talíř (cs); Jewish: Tellermann, Tellerman, Tellering, Tellerbaum, Tellerroth ([1])

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