South German: nickname for a restless, cantankerous man, from
Middle High German brem(e) ‘horsefly’, a derivative of
bremen ‘to buzz or grumble’ .German: topographic or
habitational name from a field named with Brem ‘swampy bank’,
simply as Brehm, Brem, or Bräm, or in compounds such as Bremgarten,
Bremkamp. In Switzerland the regular spelling of this name is
Bräm.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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