Lemmer

English

Proper noun

Lemmer (plural Lemmers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.mər/
  • Hyphenation: Lem‧mer
  • Rhymes: -ɛmər

Proper noun

Lemmer n

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

Derived terms

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

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Lemmer

  1. plural of Lamm
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