Fleming

Meaning

Noun

A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.

Name

1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
2. 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.
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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɛmɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English flameng, from late Old English 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.