Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Dutch, Flemish Pronounced Pron. /ˈsxɪ.məl.ˌpɛ.nɪŋk/(Dutch) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Dutch schimmel "mould, fungus; grey (colour)" and penning "coin, penny", a nickname for a miser; cognate to German Schimmelpfennig.