Sincerity (first name)

Freimut (rarely also Freimuth ) is a male given name .

Origin and name

As a proper name Freimut (with spelling variants Freimuth , Freymuth , Fremuth and phonetic variant Friemut (h) ) has been widespread as a first and last name since at least the 18th century and is considered a modern analogy to older names of the type Hartmut , Frod (e) mut , Almut . In the 19th century Freimut or Freimuth as a surname was a popular speaking pseudonym of writers who signaled that the content of their publication could only be published under a pseudonym for the sake of openness.

Name bearer

Sincerity

• Freimut Bodendorf (* 1953), German business IT specialist
• Freimut Börngen (* 1930), German astronomer
• Freimut Duve (1936–2020), German publicist and politician
• Freimut Götsch (* 1938), German actor and voice actor
• Freimut Löser (* 1954), professor of German language and literature in the Middle Ages
• Freimut Stein (1924–1986), German figure skater
• Freimut Wössner (* 1945), German cartoonist

Sincerity

• Freimuth Bott (* 1943), German football goalkeeper

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historical German First Name Book , Volume 2, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1998, p. 76, with documents since 1830
2. ^ Emil Weller: Lexicon Pseudonymorum , 2nd edition Regensburg 1886, reprint Olms, Hildesheim 1977, p. 211