Fleming
Pronunciation: /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
The English word “Fleming” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
- A small unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
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.
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