mumm

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

mumm1

verbmumm (third-person singular simple present mumms, present participle mumming, simple past and past participle mummed)

present singular third person mumms · participle present mumming · participle past mummed · past mummed

  1. archaicArchaic form of mum (“to act in pantomime or dumb show”).

Mumm2

proper nounMumm (plural Mumms)

plural Mumms

  1. A surname.

Origin

* 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”). Both senses are comparable to Mumme, a spelling variant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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