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Cunningham.

A Scottish habitational surname and clan.

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name/ˈkʌnɪŋəm/UK
  1. A Scottish habitational surname and clan.

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  2. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia

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  3. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, southern Queensland, Australia.

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  4. A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Champaign County, Illinois.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carlisle County, Kentucky.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Obion County, Tennessee.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adams County, Washington.

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  17. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.

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Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

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