Lemmer

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English

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Proper noun

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Lemmer (plural Lemmers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lemmer is the 16635th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1723 individuals. Lemmer is most common among White (96.75%) individuals.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as in de lemmer in 1309. Borrowed from West Frisian De Lemmer, derived in turn from a potentially pre-Germanic hydronym.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lemmer n

  1. A village and former municipality of De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Lemmer

  1. plural of Lamm