Lorimer is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a bridle maker."[1] It may also refer to a "maker and seller of spurs, bits, and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from Anglo-Norman Frenchlorenier, loremier, an agent derivative of Old Frenchlorain meaning ‘tackle’ or ‘harness’, etc."[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Lorimer (born 1953), retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman
William Lorimer (scholar) (1885–1967), scholar best known for his translation of the New Testament into Lowland Scots
Referencesedit
^Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 70. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
^Hanks, Patrick (2013). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN9780195081374.
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January 01, 1970
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