Given name & surname · also Dutch
Timmer
“people”
Timmer is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in English and Dutch.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Timmer goes back to Proto-West Germanic *þeudu, meaning “people.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Timmer comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Timmer’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Timmer as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form ZIMMER. In English usage, Timmer as a surname has a related form in THIEMER. In English usage, Timmer as a surname has a related form in TIMMERMAN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Timmer has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Timmer, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Limmer
“people”
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Tíðrikur
Tíðrikur is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Tytla
Tytla is a masculine given name from Gothic. It is used in Old English.
>99% boys
Thiatger
“people, tribe” · “spear”
>99% boys
Reimer
“counsel” · “famous”
67% boys · 33% girls
Tosar
“giant”
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Tórur
Tórur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Germer
“spear” · “famous”
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