Surname · also French
Pimsleur
“paintbrush”
Pimsleur is a surname, possibly from French, ultimately from German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pimsleur possibly goes back to a word meaning “paintbrush.”
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Where it comes from
Pimsleur possibly comes from French, and ultimately from German.
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How it developed
Possibly from French Pimsleur, from German Pinsler.
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Pimsleur’s family of names
In English usage, Pimsleur as a surname has a related form in Pinsler.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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