Given name & surname

Himmler

Himmler is a surname from German. It is used in English and German.

Original GermanHimmele

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Himmler comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Himmler.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Himmler’s family of names

In German usage, Himmler as a surname has a related form in HIMEL. In German usage, Himmler as a surname has a related form in HIMELER. In German usage, Himmler as a surname has a related form in Himl.

Walk Himmler’s family in the name graph

HimmlerHimelHimlerHimmelerHimmelHimmeleHimlHimml希姆萊Гиммлерहिमलर

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Himmler has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

German

Germanwhere Himmler comes from · 7 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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