Kramer
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Dutch Kramer and German Krämer.
Proper noun edit
Kramer (countable and uncountable, plural Kramers)
- (countable) A surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
- A minor city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Translingual: Krameria
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kramer is the 526th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,936 individuals. Kramer is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
In reference to the televion sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Cosmo Kramer often suddenly enters unannounced.
Verb edit
Kramer (third-person singular simple present Kramers, present participle Kramering, simple past and past participle Kramered)
- (intransitive, colloquial) To suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.
- Synonym: barge in
- 2022 June 1, u/prettywannapancake, “Bout to Throat Punch My Husband”, in Reddit[2], r/breakingmom:
- I showed him how to open doors by fully turning the handle before you start to push it open instead of just Kramering through like usual, and he took it to heart!
- 2022 September 26, u/NotTheMarmot, “Why is "not all men are rapists" considered a bad/offensive thing to say?”, in Reddit[3], r/TooAfraidToAsk:
- When a man comes Kramering into a thread to say "But not me!" that's annoying, because the topic was on rape in general, and the guy came in there and made it about him.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kramer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Kramer
- a surname from Dutch or German.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From kraam (“trading post”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kramer
- a surname originating as an occupation