Nimes: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nimes – Meaning: named for Nemausus, a sacred spring and its guardian spirit – Origin: Gaulish – Pronunciation: NEEM


Nimes is a Gaulish name meaning “named for Nemausus, a sacred spring and its guardian spirit”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Nimes

Meaning: Named for Nemausus, a sacred spring and its guardian spirit.

Origin: Gaulish.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Nimes

Phonetic: NEEM   IPA: /niːm/

Popularity of Nimes

Nimes doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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