Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from German.
Mr. Grimm pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud and was convicted in July 2015; he went on to serve eight months in prison. Lawmaker, law enforcer and lawbreaker — that’s a heck of a résumé, and alliterative, too!
2017 February 18, John Schwartz, “Tax Advice From Lawmakers Turned Lawbreakers”, in The New York Times
Origin
- GermanGrimm
- EnglishGrimm
Borrowed from German Grimm.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 格林, 格里姆
- 格林 (Gélín)surname
- 格里姆 (Gélǐmǔ)surname
German Grimm
- Grimmsurname
Japanese グリム
- グリム (Gurimu)surname
Russian Гримм
- Гриммsurname
Cite this entry
APA
Grimm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grimm
MLA
“Grimm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grimm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grimm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grimm.
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