Riemer

English

Etymology

Jewish and German surname, from Middle High German riemære (modern German Riemer) and Yiddish רימער (rimer, “leather rein”); see Riemen (“strap”). Also a spelling variant of Reimer.

Proper noun

Riemer (plural Riemers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Riemer is the 10548^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3039 individuals. Riemer is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Riemer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Merrie, merier

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɪjɛmɛr]

Proper noun

Riemer m anim (female equivalent Riemerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Riemer (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Riemer	Riemerové
genitive	Riemera	Riemerů
dative	Riemerovi	Riemerům
accusative	Riemera	Riemery
vocative	Riemere	Riemerové
locative	Riemerovi	Riemerech
instrumental	Riemerem	Riemery

German

Etymology

From Middle High German riemære.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiːmɐ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Rie‧mer

Noun

Riemer m (strong, genitive Riemers, plural Riemer)

1. a craftsman who makes straps and other leather items

Declension

Declension of Riemer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Riemer	die	Riemer
genitive	eines	des	Riemers	der	Riemer
dative	einem	dem	Riemer	den	Riemern
accusative	einen	den	Riemer	die	Riemer

Descendants

• → Polish: rymarz
  • → Belarusian: ры́мар (rýmar)
  • → Ukrainian: ли́мар (lýmar), ри́мар (rýmar)

Further reading

• “Riemer” in Duden online
• “Riemer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache