Fleming.
A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
Meaning & usage
A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.
An English surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A neighbourhood of Alexandria, Egypt.
A neighbourhood of Rome, Italy.
A number of places in the United States: A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Ray County, Missouri; a suburb of Kansas City.
A number of places in the United States: A town and hamlet in Cayuga County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A small unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.
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