Zimmer: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zimmer comes from German.

Zimmer’s family of names

In German usage, Zimmer as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form TIMMER. In German usage, Zimmer as a surname has a related form in ZIMBER. In German usage, Zimmer as a surname has a related form in ZIMMERER.

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

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Around the world

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

Germanwhere Zimmer comes from · 5 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.

Nicknames & forms 6

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Ζίμμερin another script · Greek

Across languages 2

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

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Zimmer

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zimmer’s family of names

Around the world

Nicknames & forms 6

Spellings & scripts 1

Across languages 2

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