Kramer

See also: krämer and Krämer

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch Kramer and German Krämer.

Proper noun

Kramer (countable and uncountable, plural Kramers)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
   3. A minor city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

• Kramer Junction

Descendants

• → Translingual: Krameria

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kramer is the 526^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,936 individuals. Kramer is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.

Etymology 2

In reference to the televion sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Cosmo Kramer often suddenly enters unannounced.

Verb

Kramer (third-person singular simple present Kramers, present participle Kramering, simple past and past participle Kramered)

1. (intransitive, colloquial) To suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.

   Synonym: barge in

   • 2006 June 12, Ricki <[email protected]>, “Re: Kween Klutz”, in alt.support.depression.recovery.sanctuary‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I fell at work yesterday. A floor had just been mopped and there was no sign up about the floor being wet. I "Kramered" through, and slipped and wrenched my left knee.

   • 2022 June 1, u/prettywannapancake, “Bout to Throat Punch My Husband”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/breakingmom:

     I showed him how to open doors by fully turning the handle before you start to push it open instead of just Kramering through like usual, and he took it to heart!

   • 2022 September 26, u/NotTheMarmot, “Why is "not all men are rapists" considered a bad/offensive thing to say?”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/TooAfraidToAsk:

     When a man comes Kramering into a thread to say "But not me!" that's annoying, because the topic was on rape in general, and the guy came in there and made it about him.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kramer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.

Anagrams

• marker, re-mark, remark

Danish

Proper noun

Kramer

1. a surname from Dutch or German.

Dutch

Etymology

From kraam (“trading post”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraː.mər/
• Hyphenation: Kra‧mer
• Rhymes: -aːmər

Proper noun

Kramer

1. a surname originating as an occupation