Sumas.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: Ellipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.
A placename: Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie: A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
A placename: Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie: A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
A placename: A river in the Fraser Lowland region, whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States; in full, Sumas River.
A placename: Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain: Ellipsis of American Sumas: a mountain in the Skagit Range, Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
A placename: Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain: Ellipsis of Canadian Sumas: a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
A placename: Ellipsis of Sumas Peak: a peak on Canadian Sumas Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.
A placename: Ellipsis of District of Sumas: a former district of British Columbia, Canada in the Fraser Lowland, that was merged into Abbotsford; now called Sumas Prairie.
A placename: A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.
A placename: A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States.
Ellipsis of Sumas First Nation, a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada.
Ellipsis of Sumas Indian Band, a band government governing the Sumas First Nation.
Where this word comes from
From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.
Synonym of Suma; the Suma people the Suma-Jumano
Synonym of Suma; the Suma people the Suma of the Gbaya people
Where this word comes from
From Suma + -s.
plural of Suma
Where this word comes from
From Suma + -s.
Try it on your idea.
Sumas has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.