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Pedder

Pedder

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A last name used by some people
  • proper noun
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  • Sophie Pedder is an influential journalist known for her coverage of European affairs.
  • Pedder-Khanna

Examples

  • The renowned author, Henry C. Pedder, wrote several books on modern architecture.

  • Government agencies build roads through tropical wilderness and hydro-schemes that destroy such treasures as Lake Pedder.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Clive Pedder served as the head of market development at EASDAQ.

Surface Forms

Pedder main

Etymology

Pedder probably comes from an old word like peddler, meaning 'a travelling seller'. So the name began as a name for someone with that job, someone who sold goods on the road, and later became a family name.