English Explanatory Dictionary

Cummings

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place name:
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Traill County, North Dakota, United States, originally spelt Cumings after Henry Cumings.
  7. A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌmɪŋz/

Word forms

Cummings Cumings Cummins

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich, presumably from Anglo-Norman de Comyn, which was a surname of toponymic origin, either from Commin near Rouen or Comines near Lille. Variant of Cumings, Cumming.

Related words

Cummingsesque
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