Platten
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Two main origins:
- A diminutive of the surname Platt.
- From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.
Proper noun edit
Platten (plural Plattens)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Platten is the 47006th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 452 individuals. Platten is most common among White (95.13%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Platten
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Platten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Short form of German platter Reifen (“flat tire”).
Noun edit
Platten m (strong, genitive Plattens, plural Platten)
- (colloquial) flat tire
- Synonyms: platter Reifen, Plattfuß, Reifenpanne
Declension edit
Declension of Platten [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
Platten
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Platten n (proper noun, genitive Plattens or (optionally with an article) Platten)
- A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Blatno (a village in the Czech Republic)