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Teller
Language(s)	Low German, German, Jewish (Template:Lang-yi teler)
Origin
Meaning	1. MHG: telle meant "gorge, ravine" - person living on or from places like gorge, ravine; 2. MHG, MLG: teller "plate, turntable" - manufacturer of these products; 3. Low German nickname, Low German: teller, teler means "parents, father"; 4. MLG (Low German) teller, teler also meant "farmer, [cultivator], or builder"
Region of origin	Denmark, Germany, Hungary, United States
Other names
Related names	Template:Lang-cs (cs); Jewish: Tellermann, Tellerman, Tellering, Tellerbaum, Tellerroth ([1])

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Teller may refer to:

a bank teller, a bank employee responsible for receiving and disbursing money; sometimes referred to as a cashier
a Teller (elections) who counts the votes in an election, vite, or poll.
an automated teller machine
a fortune teller, someone who practices fortune-telling
the Teller Amendment, an 1898 amendment to the United States declaration of war against Spain proposed by Henry Moore Teller
the Teller mine, a World War II-era German anti-tank mine

Teller is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

Teller is also the name of a company:

Teller AS, is the Norway's largest acquirer of international card transactions and the largest supplier of services to Norwegian card issuers.

Family names

Teller is also the name of several people:

Abraham Teller (1609, Wurzen – 1658, Leipzig), a German Protestant theologian, hymnist (de)
Romanus Teller (1703 – 1750), a German clergy, professor
- Wilhelm Abraham Teller (1734 – 1804), a German Protestant theologian
Henry M(oore). Teller (1830 – 1914), a U.S. politician
Leopold Teller (1844 – 1908), a Jewish Hungarian actor
Edward Teller (Template:Lang-hu; 1908, Budapest – 2003), a Jewish Hungarian-US nuclear physicist known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb"
Ludwig Teller (1911, Manhattan – 1965), a Jewish U.S. Naval lieutenant and political figure
Günther Teller (1925 – 1982) (de)
Gyula Tellér (born 1934, Budapest), a Hungarian socilogigist, translator, politician (hu)
Dietrich Teller (born 1944), an Austrian politician (FPÖ) (de)
Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller, in 1948, Philadelphia), a US Jewish magician, a member of the comedy and magic duo "Penn and Teller"
Janne (Vibeke) Teller (born 1964, Copenhagen), a Danish author (da)
Juergen Teller (born 1964, Erlangen), a German photographer

also Template:Lang-de means "plate, turntable".

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 * [[Teller County, Colorado]]
+'''Teller''' is also the name of a company:
+* [[Teller AS]], is the Norway's largest acquirer of international card transactions and the largest supplier of services to Norwegian card issuers.
+== Family names ==
+{{Family name
+|name = Teller
+|image =
+|image_size = <!-- width in pixels -->
+|caption = Teller
+|pronunciation =
+|meaning = 1. [[Middle High German|MHG]]: ''telle'' meant "[[gorge]], [[ravine]]" - person living on or from places like gorge, ravine<br>2. MHG, [[Middle Low German|MLG]]: ''teller'' "plate, turntable" - manufacturer of these products<br>3. [[Low German]] [[nickname]], Low German: ''teller, teler'' means "parents, father"<br>4. MLG (Low German) ''teller, teler'' also meant "farmer, [cultivator], or builder"
+|region = [[Denmark]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[United States]]
+|language = Low German, [[German]], [[Jewish]] ({{lang-yi|טעֶלעֶר}} ''[[teler]]'')
+|related names = {{lang-cs|[[Talíř]]}} [[:cs:Talíř (rozcestník|(cs)]]; Jewish: [[Tellermann]], [[Tellerman]], [[Tellering]], [[Tellerbaum]], [[Tellerroth]] ([http://www.avotaynu.com/books/DJSGNames.htm])
+|footnotes =
+}}
+{{Wikt|Teller}}
 '''Teller''' is also the name of several people:
-* [[Wilhelm Abraham Teller]] (1734&ndash;1804), a German Protestant theologian
+* [[Abraham Teller]] (1609, Wurzen {{ndash}} 1658, Leipzig), a German Protestant theologian, hymnist [[:de:Abraham Teller|(de)]]
-* [[Henry Moore Teller]] (1830&ndash;1914), a U.S. politician
+* [[Romanus Teller]] (1703 {{ndash}} 1750), a German clergy, professor
-* [[Leopold Teller]] (1844&ndash;1908), a Hungarian actor
+** [[Wilhelm Abraham Teller]] (1734 {{ndash}} 1804), a German Protestant theologian
+* [[Henry M. Teller|Henry M(oore). Teller]] (1830 {{ndash}} 1914), a U.S. politician
-* [[Edward Teller]] (1908&ndash;2003), a nuclear physicist known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb"
-* [[Ludwig Teller]] (1911&ndash;1965), a U.S. Naval lieutenant and political figure
+* [[Leopold Teller]] (1844 {{ndash}} 1908), a Jewish Hungarian actor
+* [[Edward Teller]] ({{lang-hu|Teller Ede}}; 1908, Budapest {{ndash}} 2003), a Jewish Hungarian-US nuclear physicist known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb"
-* [[Teller (magician)]] (born Raymond Joseph Teller in 1948), a member of the comedy and magic duo [[Penn and Teller]]
+* [[Ludwig Teller]] (1911, Manhattan {{ndash}} 1965), a Jewish U.S. Naval lieutenant and political figure
-* [[Juergen Teller]] (born 1964), a German photographer
+* [[Günther Teller]] (1925 {{ndash}} 1982) [[:de:Günther Teller|(de)]]
+* [[Gyula Tellér]] (born 1934, Budapest), a Hungarian socilogigist, translator, politician [[:hu:Tellér Gyula|(hu)]]
+* [[Dietrich Teller]] (born 1944), an Austrian politician ([[FPÖ]]) [[:de:Dietrich Teller|(de)]]
+* [[Teller (magician)|Teller]] (born ''Raymond Joseph Teller'', in 1948, Philadelphia), a US Jewish magician, a member of the comedy and magic duo "[[Penn and Teller]]"
+* [[Janne Teller|Janne (Vibeke) Teller]] (born 1964, Copenhagen), a Danish author [[:da:Janne Teller|(da)]]
+* [[Juergen Teller]] (born 1964, Erlangen), a German photographer
+also {{lang-de|der Teller}} means "[[plate]], [[turntable]]".
-'''Teller''' is also the name of a company:
-* Teller AS is Norways largest acquirer of international card transactions and the largest supplier of services to Norwegian card issuers.
+{{surname|Teller, [[Tellér]]}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Teller}}
 [[Category:German-language surnames]]
+[[Category:Germanic-language surnames]]
 [[Category:Jewish surnames]]
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+{{hndis|name=Teller}}
+{{geodis}}
+{{surname-stub}}
+{{Germany-hist-stub}}
+{{Jewish-hist-stub}}
+[[da:Teller]]
 [[de:Teller (Begriffsklärung)]]
 [[fr:Teller]]
 [[he:טלר]]
+[[hu:Teller]]
+[[it:Teller]]
+[[ja:テラー]]
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+[[pl:Teller]]
+[[ru:Теллер]]