Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. GRIEMZ [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/21/2016 by jjjacobo121901 Edited 5/6/2019 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History Patronymic derived from Grime.Grime itself is derived from the medieval personal name Grim, an Anglo-Scandinavian form of Old Norse Grímr, which meant "masked person" or "shapeshifter". In Norse mythology, Grímr was a byname of the god Odin.