Lichter is a German surname meaning somebody who castrates animalsHans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon, Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach, 1990, The Jewish surname Lichter means "lights".
Notable people Horst Lichter (born 1962), German chef, television moderator and writer Ivan Lichter (1912–2009), New Zealand surgeon Marika Lichter (born 1949), Austrian actress Samuel Robert Lichter, American political scientist
Film Distant Lights (2003 film) (Lichter), a 2003 German film
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