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This is an international surname, although specifically associated with Germany, and the Brothers Grimm, and to a lesser extent, England and France. Recorded in several spellings in all countries including Grim, Grimm, Grimme, Grimek, Grimbach, Grimar, the German dialectal Crim, and patronymics such as Grimmelsen and Grimel, the derivation is from the ancient pre 8th century Norse-Viking personal name "Grimr", meaning "The Fierce One". Perhaps not surprisingly, given this early translation, the name was popular throughout Northern Europe in the period known in history as "The Dark Ages".