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Fleming en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈflɛmɪŋ/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
    • , Episode 12, The Cyclops --And our eyes are on Europe, says the citizen. We had our trade with Spain and the French and with the Flemings before those mongrels were pupped, Spanish ale in Galway, the winebark on the winedark waterway.

Forms

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Relateds

Flemish

Translations (39)

de Flamin (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · nb flamlender (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fo flæmingur (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · sv flamländska (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · lt flamándė (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · da flamlænder (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ka ფლამანდიელი (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · vo hi-Flanänan (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · es flamenco (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · eo flandro (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · de Flämin (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ga Pléimeannach (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · es flamenca (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · de Flame (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fr Flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · wa Flaminde (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fr Flamande (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ru флама́ндка (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · fi flaamilainen (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · nl Vlaming (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · gv Flandrynagh (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · hy ֆլամանդացի (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · it fiammingo (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · lt flamándas (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · wa Flamind (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ro flamandă (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · vo Flanänan (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ka ფლანდრიელი (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · az flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · tr Flaman (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ru флама́ндец (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · hu flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ro flamand (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · ca flamenc (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · sv flamländare (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · pt flamengo (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · cs Vlámka (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · vo ji-Flanänan (native or inhabitant of Flanders) · cs Vlám (native or inhabitant of Flanders)

Fleming en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈflɛmɪŋ/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
    • Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist.
    • Ian Fleming, English writer.
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A neighbourhood of Alexandria, Egypt.
  6. A neighbourhood of Rome, Italy.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Ray County, Missouri; a suburb of Kansas City.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and hamlet in Cayuga County, New York.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.

Deriveds

Flemingsburg · Kirkpatrick-Fleming · Call-Fleming syndrome · Flemington · Fleming County · Fleming's right-hand rule · Bratton Fleming · Stoke Fleming

Relateds

Walloon