Lautere

Etymology
. First attested as Lauter (1460), then luterawe (1464), zu der lautere (1536), aus der Lautere (1582).
 * Walter Fröbe proposes the place could have been named after a hypothetical 'Lothar', which would make the original form *Lotharawe (Lothar's meadow)
 * Named after the upper franconian by the first settlers in remembrance of their home

Proper noun

 * 1)  Lauter..