Latimer
Old French/Latin · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Latimer
The name Latimer derives from the Old French "latimier" (interpreter/translator), ultimately from Latin "latinarius" (one who speaks Latin), and means "interpreter" or "one skilled in languages." The surname was used in medieval England and Scotland, particularly among clergy and scholars who translated Latin texts, and remains primarily used in English-speaking cultures with no specific religious association.
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Etymology
The name Latimer derives from the Old French "latimier" (interpreter/translator), ultimately from Latin "latinarius" (one who speaks Latin), and means "interpreter" or "one skilled in languages." The surname was used in medieval England and Scotland, particularly among clergy and scholars who translated Latin texts, and remains primarily used in English-speaking cultures with no specific religious association.
Latimer currently ranks #13,655 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1918.
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