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Name Grimm
Type Surname (from nickname & from given name)
Usage English, German, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From a nickname for a stern and forbidding individual, derived from the Old High German word grim "stern, severe". Or possibly from the given name GRÍMR derived from Old Norse gríma "mask, helmet". Famous bearers are JACOB and WILHELM Grimm, who traveled throughout Germany collecting fairy tales, such as the popular story "HANSEL and GRETEL".
Added 6/4/2010 by Lokiman