Meanings
sumner1
plural sumners
- obsoleteObsolete form of summoner.
A sumner, / That cites her to appear
1610–1614, John Fletcher, “The Tragedie of Valentinian”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
Sumner2
- An outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A seaside suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small town in Worth County, Georgia.
- A small city in Lawrence County, Illinois.
- A city in Bremer County, Iowa.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Gratiot County, Michigan.
- A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named after Charles Sumner.
- A small town in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
- A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
- A village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
- A rural community of Noble County, Oklahoma.
- A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
- A city in Pierce County, Washington.
- A town and unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships, listed under Sumner Township.
Origin
- Middle Englishsumner“summoner”
- EnglishSumner
From Middle English sumner (“summoner”).
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Cite this entry
sumner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumner
“sumner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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