Dummer

D2U1M3M3E1R1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English dūn + mere →
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Meanings

proper nounDummer (countable and uncountable, plural Dummers)

plural Dummers · alternative Dumper

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place name:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA community in the Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish south-west of Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5846).

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn + mere
  2. EnglishDummer

In Hampshire, recorded as Dunmere in 1086 (DB), from Old English dūn + mere (pond on a hill). The surname possibly originates from Hampshire.

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Cite this entry
APA

Dummer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dummer

MLA

“Dummer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dummer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dummer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dummer.

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