Eimer

Borrowed from German Eimer.

Eimer (plural Eimers)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eimer is the 39117^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Eimer is most common among White (92.54%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eimer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ei‧mer
• Homophone: einmal (colloquial)

From Middle High German eim(b)er, einber, Old High German einber, from Proto-West Germanic *ambrī. Cognate with Luxembourgish Eemer.

Eimer m (strong, genitive Eimers, plural Eimer)

1. (chiefly Germany) bucket, pail

   Synonym: Kübel

2. (colloquial, derogatory) idiot, loser

From the ancient Germanic personal name *Agimar, composed of *aggju (“point, edge (of a sword)”) + *mārī (“famous”).

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

1. a surname

• “Eimer” in Duden online
• “Eimer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)