The prim Surname
prim Name Meaning and History
- German: of uncertain origin; possibly from the Latin personal name Primus (‘the first’), borne by several saints; or one composed with a Germanic word meaning ‘to prick or stab’; or from a personal name of Slavic origin Primm, from premu ‘right’.
- French: from a personal name (from Latin Primus).
- French: nickname from Old French prim ‘first’, possibly given to the eldest child in a family, or alternatively a nickname from Old French and Occitan prim ‘shrewd’, ‘clever’, ‘artful’, ‘sly’.
- Dutch: variant of Priem.
- English: variant of Prime.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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