Cunningham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Scottish habitational surname and clan.
  2. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia
  3. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, southern Queensland, Australia.
  4. A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia.
  7. A township in Champaign County, Illinois.
  8. A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas.
  9. An unincorporated community in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
  10. An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  12. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
noun
  1. A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌnɪŋəm/

Word forms

Cunningham Cunninghams

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

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