Given name & surname · also German

Kummer

“bold”

Kummer is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Czech.

Original GermanKümmerle

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a German and Alemannic German surname, Kummer goes back to Old High German kuoni, meaning “bold.”

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Where it comes from

Kummer has more than one origin: as a German and Alemannic German surname, it comes from Old High German kuoni; as a Slavic surname, it comes from Upper Sorbian Komor.

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How it developed

From Old High German kuoni (“bold”).

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Kummer’s family of names

In German usage, Kummer as a surname has a related form in Kümmerle.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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