Standard Lemma guide

Jimmer

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/
  • UK: /ˈd͡ʒɪmə(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Qualifier: North Wisconsin

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A hinge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, in-plural, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Diminutive of James.

From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus (“twin”).