English: apparently a nickname for a well-turned-out person,
from the adjective trim ‘well-equipped’, ‘neatly made’. The
word is first attested in the early 16th century, but may well have
been in colloquial use much earlier.English: from an Old English
personal name, Trymma.Irish: habitational name,
originally de Truim, from a place in County Meath named Trim.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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