Mumme

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proper noun

A surname from German.

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Meanings

proper nounMumme (plural Mummes)

plural Mummes · alternative Mummey

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

* As a German surname, from Mumme, a variant of Mumm, from the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”). * As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, from the verb mummen (“to mumble”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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