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Origin of grimes Total Records: 2  Origin of grimes, Meaning of grimes Origin: The name of Grimes or Grymes is believed to be of Scandinavian origin and to have been derived from the ancient Anglo-Saxon baptismal name of Grim, being adopted as a surname by the sons of one so called. It is found in Ancient British and early American records in the various spellings of Grim, Grims, Gryms, Gryme, Grime, Grymes and Grimes, and others, of which the form last mentioned is most generally used in America today. Families of this name were to be found at early dates in the English counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Surrey, York, Warwick, Chester and London. Records indicate that they were, for the most part, of the landed gentry of Great Britain. While it is not definitely known from which of the many lines of the family in Great Britain the early immigrants of the name to America were descended, it appears from old records that bearers of the name Grymes or Grimes were among the earliest British Colonists in the New World. Among the first of the name in America were John and Walter Grimes of James City County, Virginia, in 1635. William Grimes or Grymes of the same County in 1638; Arthur Grimes of Charles River County, Virginia, in 1638; Samuel Grimes of Boston, Massachusetts, before 1639; and the Rev. Charles Grymes of York County, Virginia, in 1644. Descendants of these and other early Grimes immigrants to America have in the course of time spread to all parts of the country and have made relatively. large contributions to the advancement of American civilization. They are in the maim a hardy, energetic, shrewd, conservative and self-reliant race. Favorite names for male progeny are John, William, Henry, Charles, George, Benjamin, James Joseph, Thomas, and Robert. Surnames: Grim, Grims, Gryms, Gryme, Grime, Grymes, Grimes Submitted by: DP Origin of grimes, Meaning of grimes Origin: old scandinavian(viking) personal name GRIMR (websters) meaning :-'Grimr' is another word for Odin (??din) n.the principal god of pagan Scandinavia, associated esp. with warfare and magically acquired knowledge. [< ON athinn; c. OE W?den, OS Woden, OHG Wuotan; cf. WODEN] also conected to grim (grim) adj., grim?mer, grim?mest 1. stern and admitting of no compromise; harsh; unyielding: grim determination. 2. of a sinister or ghastly character: a grim joke. 3. having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim countenance. 4. fierce, savage, or cruel: War is a grim business. 5. Informal. unpleasant. [bef. 900; ME, OE; c. OS, OHG grimm, ON grimmr]? grim?ly adv.? grim?ness n. (websters) see also "The Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names" by A.D.Mills and it's references on 'Grimsargh','Grimsby','Grimscote','Grimsthorpe' and 'Grimton'. finally that explains why us grimes' are the way we are. Surnames: Grimes,Grymes,Grimm,Grimston, Submitted by: dav no 11/22/2008 6:53 PM Page 1 of 1

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