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