dumas

D2U1M3A1S1
/ˈduːməs/

proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Dumas →
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Meanings

dumas1

noun
  1. pluralplural of duma

Dumas2

proper noun
  1. A surname from French.
    1. Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), French novelist and playwright
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in Desha County, Arkansas.
    2. A town in Tippah County, Mississippi.
    3. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
    4. A city, the county seat of Moore County, Texas.

Dumas3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Duma

Origin

  1. FrenchDumas
  2. EnglishDumas

Borrowed from French Dumas, meaning "from the farmstead", especially one in the south of France.

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Translations

French Dumas
  • Dumassurname
German Dumas
  • Dumassurname
Russian Дюма́
  • Дюма́ (Djumá)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dumas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumas

MLA

“dumas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumas.

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