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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : probably a spelling variant of Gättler, from Middle High German gate ‘companion’, see Gettig 1.
  • German : altered spelling of Swiss Göttler, from a short form of the personal names Gottfried or Gotthard.

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