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Borrowed from German Gitter.

Gitter (plural Gitters)

  1. A surname from German.
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gitter is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Gitter is most common among White (92.92%) individuals.

From Middle High German geter n, umlauted as a collective or diminutive of gater m whence modern Gatter.

Gitter n (strong, genitive Gitters, plural Gitter)

  1. lattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars
  2. (mathematics, physics) lattice
  3. (informal, in the plural) bars (i.e. prison)
    hinter Gitterbehind bars
  • Gitter” in Duden online
  • Gitter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache