The kummer Surname
kummer Name Meaning and History
- from Middle High German kummer, kumber ‘grief’, ‘distress’, ‘trouble’, hence a byname for someone who had suffered some loss or other misfortune; or alternatively a topographic name of the same origin for a person living near a rubble heap. Kummer is also a slang word for a penitentiary, and in some instances the surname may have arisen as nickname for a prisoner or a jailer.
- possibly a derivative of the medieval personal name Kunemar, of which the first element is from Old High German kuoni ‘bold’ or chunni ‘people’ (see Konrad); the second is from Old High German mari ‘fame’, ‘glory’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Kummer, Baden to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA, 1850's | Jim Heyroth | 4 |
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| Emil kummer, Schleusigen Rassan Germany 1800's | Gloria Kummer Ashby | 21 |
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