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Given name & surname · also German

Nimitz

Nimitz is a surname from German, ultimately from West Slavic.

Original GermanNiemitz

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nimitz comes from German, and ultimately from West Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nimitz’s family of names

In German usage, Nimitz as a surname has a related form in Niemitz.

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