Given name & surname
Zimmermann
Zimmermann is a surname from German. It is used in English and German.
Original GermanZimmerle
Meaning & origin
Zimmermann’s family of names
In German usage, Zimmermann as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form TIMMERMAN. In German usage, Zimmermann as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Carpenter. In German usage, Zimmermann as a surname has a related form in TIMMERMANN.
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Around the world
Zimmermann has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Germanwhere Zimmermann comes from · 10 names
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Zimmerlevariant · German
- Zimmermannsvariant · German
- Zimmerlingvariant · German
- Zimmerlinvariant · German
- Zimmerlivariant · German
- Zimmerleinvariant · German
- Zimmerlvariant · German
- Zimmerervariant · German
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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Ackermann
“plowman”
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