Wymer Family History

Wymer Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Wymer, Old English Wīgmǣr (composed of the elements wīg ‘war’ + mǣr ‘famous’), reinforced by the cognate ancient Germanic form Wigmar, introduced into England from France by the Normans. Compare Wimmer 5. Among the Normans, this name became confused with an Old Breton personal name, Wiumarch, composed of the elements uuiu ‘worthy’ + march ‘horse’.

Altered form of German Weimer .

Similar surnames:

Wymer,

Wimmer,

Waymack,

Wimer,

Wymore

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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