Slater
[ˈsleɪtər]Meaning
English, from Middle English sclater, a slater or slate mason
Background Story
Slater goes back to the Middle English forms Slatere, Slatare and Sclatere, from sclater. The Cebuano Slater is taken from the English name. A user-submitted entry records Slater as a given name in English, listed as modern, rare and masculine.
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