Ober

Ober

See also: ober and ober-

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Ober.

    Proper noun

    Ober (countable and uncountable, plural Obers)

    1. A surname from German.
    2. An unincorporated community in Starke County, Indiana, United States.

    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ober is the 8799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3724 individuals. Ober is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.

    Further reading

    German

    Etymology

    Shorter form of Oberkellner (head waiter).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐ/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Ober m (strong, genitive Obers, plural Ober)

    1. (dated) waiter (usually the head waiter, but sometimes any waiter)
      Synonym: Kellner
    2. (card games) over knave, queen

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Serbo-Croatian: ober
    • Romanian: ober

    Further reading

    • Ober” in Duden online
    • Ober”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)