This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brimer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nhB.2ACI/7.337 Message Board Post: the name of Brimer/Brymer spelled with long I sound. wouldn't Brimmer be sounded with short I sound? I've seen a lot of correspondants, refering German ancestry?