The baby name Cremer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common pronunciations: English KREEM-er (/ˈkriːmər/) or KREH-mer (/ˈkrɛ.mər/); German/Dutch: /ˈkrɛːmər/.
The baby name Cremer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common pronunciations: English KREEM-er (/ˈkriːmər/) or KREH-mer (/ˈkrɛ.mər/); German/Dutch: /ˈkrɛːmər/.
Cremer is Dutch, French, Germanic in Origin.
Cremer is a transferred occupational surname with roots in Middle High German kræmer and Middle Dutch cramer/kremer, denoting a peddler or small-wares shopkeeper - someone who traded goods from town to town. In Franco-Flemish areas, the spelling sometimes aligns with Picard/Old French cremer, related to crémier, “dairy seller,” giving a secondary sense of “one who deals in cream.” Together, the name signals resourcefulness and commerce.
Recorded across German-speaking lands from the 1200s, the surname flourished in Hanseatic and Low Countries markets; regional spellings diverged with dialect and later standardization. Modern variants include Krämer, Kramer, Kremer, Cramer, Kraemer, Craemer, Crémer, Creamer, and Kreamer. As a given name, Cremer is rare but contemporary, part of the English-language trend of adopting brisk, trade-based surnames (like Carter or Chandler) as first names, appreciated for its clean sound and industrious connotations.
Cremer is a genuine rarity. We count just 11 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Cremer is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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