Ober

Borrowed from German Ober.

Ober (countable and uncountable, plural Obers)

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

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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ober”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Shorter form of Oberkellner (“head waiter”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːbɐ/

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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

• → Serbo-Croatian: ober
• → Romanian: ober

• “Ober” in Duden online
• “Ober” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache