Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
3/16/2025, 4:44 AM	Felie
5/6/2019, 10:33 AM	SeaHorse15
11/22/2016, 3:02 PM	jjjacobo121901
11/21/2016, 3:45 PM	jjjacobo121901

Name Grimes

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage English, Irish

Pronounced Pron. GRIEMZ(English)

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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.

Added 11/21/2016 by jjjacobo121901