Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Jewish
Scripts אוֹלְמֶרְט(Hebrew) אָלמערט(Yiddish)
Other Forms FormsOllmert, Ohlmert, Olmerd, Ollmurt, Olmmert, Ollmeert, Oehlmert, Omlmert, Ollmard, Olmet, Olmett, Omert, Olmart, Uhlmert, Ulmert, Ullmert, Ulmmert, Ulmart, Ullmirt, Ullmard
Meaning & History
Possibly from a Germanic given name of uncertain meaning. It could be derived from the Old High German elements ol meaning "ancestor" and mert, a diminutive of merida meaning "fame" or "bright". A famous bearer is the Israeli former prime minister Ehud Olmert (1945-).