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Warter

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The village is from Old English weargtrēow (“gallows”, literally “tree of the felon”). Or, from wearrtrēow (“callused tree”), from wearr + trēow. The surname derives from the place.

The surname is sometimes confused with Water.

proper noun

A village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8650).
A surname.

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"Warter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/warter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Warter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/warter

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"Warter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/warter.

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@misc{warter_2026,
  title = {Warter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}