German

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Etymology 1

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From wimmen, from Medieval Latin vīndēmiō (to harvest grapes).

Noun

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Wimmer m (strong, genitive Wimmers, plural Wimmer, feminine Wimmerin)

  1. (Switzerland, viticulture) wine-maker; person who gathers grapes and processes them into wine
    Synonyms: Kellermeister, Weinbauer, Weinhersteller, Weinmacher, Winzer
Declension
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 Wimmer (Familienname) on German Wikipedia
 
Regional distribution of the surname Wimmer in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)
 
Regional distribution of the surname Wimmer in Austria in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)

Proper noun

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Wimmer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wimmers or (with an article) Wimmer, feminine genitive Wimmer, plural Wimmers or Wimmer)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German widemer; related to widmen.

Proper noun

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Wimmer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wimmers or (with an article) Wimmer, feminine genitive Wimmer, plural Wimmers or Wimmer)

  1. a surname