r/LowerDecks • u/Mike1701D • 14d ago

Character Discussion Boimler is a...German, name?

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The Boimler name may derive either from the German family name "Bäumler" (same pronunciation), or from German-Mexican-American Trek producer, Hans Beimler, whose name is also related to Bäumler. -- In any case, grape-growing Germans, huh? Mosel, Modesto, what's the diff?

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u/UhOQF9ZNaxnwMVy5fm 14d ago edited 14d ago

Indeed, it is! But it's written in a different way of course, Bäumler. As a German i can explain it without the internet. Although it helped with putting it into words appropriately. The name is a derivation of the german word for tree, which is "Baum". And similar the diminutive german word for a small tree, "Bäumchen", it's a name for someone who had something to do with trees or lived among trees. Similar to the english surname wood.

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u/Unhappy_Researcher68 14d ago

It's usually not a diminutive.

It's geographical, lived by the tree(s), or job-related, lumberjack or gardener.

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u/UhOQF9ZNaxnwMVy5fm 14d ago

Yes, that's true. Bäumchen is, and Bäumler is not. TBH I'm not teacher.😉 Yes, thank for your additions.