Fleming Definition
flĕmĭng
noun
A person born or living in Flanders.
Webster's New World
A Belgian who speaks Flemish.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Ian Lancaster Fleming
- Ian Fleming
- sir alexander fleming
- Alexander Fleming
pronoun
An English surname.
Wiktionary
Ian Fleming, English writer.
Wiktionary
Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Fleming
Noun
Singular:
Fleming
Plural:
flemingsOrigin of Fleming
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Middle English flameng, from late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (cf. West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz ‘flowing, current (water)’ and the patronymic suffix -ing ‘belonging to, descended from’. More at Flanders.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Middle Dutch Vlāming
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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