Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage German Pronounced Pron. ˈo:nˌma:xt [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/20/2012 by MallBoy Edited 12/18/2013 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History Means "powerlessness; helplessness; without power" in German. This was often used to describe someone very weak.