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Atwater en · PROPN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English Atwater From at + water, a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a river or lake.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) A city in Merced County, California, United States.
   • A traffic camera last captured their vehicle, a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, shortly after 8 p.m. in Atwater, around 66 miles north of Fresno, the sheriff’s office said. 2025 July 27, Zoe Sottile, Julia Vargas Jones, “A Sacramento mother and her 8-month-old daughter have been missing for over 10 days”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2025:
3. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Upson County, Georgia, United States.
4. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
5. (countable, uncountable) A city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.
6. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.

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