Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German Other Forms FormsWeimer Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 1/18/2016 by glaucous Edited 1/18/2016 by glaucous Meaning & History Habitational name from any of several places called Weimar in Hesse and Thuringia.Weimar is believed to be derived from Old High German wīh "holy" and mari "standing water".