Etymology

Cumings

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich ← Anglo-Norman de Comyn
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The story

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromde Comyn
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromCuimeinich
  3. English todayCumings

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 Cummings.

Words from the same roots

Scottish GaelicCuimeinich all →

cummingCummingscuming

Anglo-Normande Comyn all →

cummingCummingscuming

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