Sutter
Meaning of Sutter
As a masculine given name, Sutter, rendered in English as SUH-tur (/ˈsʌtər/), traces its origins to a Germanic occupational surname drawn from the Middle High German term sutære, denoting a practitioner of the shoemaking craft. Its adoption within Anglo-American contexts was notably cemented by the deeds of John Augustus Sutter, whose 1848 establishment of Sutter’s Mill ignited the California Gold Rush and subsequently imbued the name with connotations of entrepreneurial resolve and frontier exploration. Phonetically, its two-syllable structure—characterized by an emphatic initial stress followed by a subdued schwa—ensures both clarity of enunciation and a measured cadence, thereby encapsulating a synthesis of historical gravitas and contemporary distinctiveness within English naming conventions.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as SUH-tur (/ˈsʌtər/)
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Notable People Named Sutter
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