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Simmerman (other)
Simmerman derives from the German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ... last name Zimmerman which means ''carpenter'', and may refer to: * Jack Simmerman, a top scorer in the 1934-35 St. Louis Soccer League * Jim Simmerman (1952–2006), an American poet and editor {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimmerman (surname)
Zimmerman is a surname variant of the German language, German ''Zimmermann'', meaning "carpenter". The modern German terms for carpenter are ''Zimmerer'', ''Tischler'', or ''Schreiner'', but ''Zimmermann'' is still used. It is also commonly associated with Ashkenazi Jews. ''Zimmer'' in literal German means "room" or archaically a chamber within a structure; it is cognate with the English word "wikt:timber, timber". The German ''mann'' means "man" or "worker". Combining the two German words, one gets "a worker of wood", or, literally translated, "room man" or "room worker".Combined from several sources including: ''Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary'', 1996 by Barnes & Noble Books, and ''Concise Oxford Dictionary - 10th Edition'' by Oxford University Press. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 441st-most common surname.U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
