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Cunningham¹

  • /ˈkʌnɪŋəm/ UK

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

proper noun Cunninghams

  1. countable, uncountable A Scottish habitational surname and clan.
  2. countable, uncountable An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia
  3. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, southern Queensland, Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Champaign County, Illinois.
  7. countable, uncountable A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Obion County, Tennessee.
  14. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
  16. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Adams County, Washington.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.

cunningham²

Where it comes from

Named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham.

noun cunninghams

  1. A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff. First route the cunningham through the fairlead, then the cam cleat. Tie a figure 8 knot seated close to the cam cleat.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shinn, crafty, devious, shrewd, artful, wily, sly, tricky, astute, foxy, canny, guileful, subtle, ingenious, calculating, scheming

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"cunningham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cunningham. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cunningham. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cunningham

Chicago

"cunningham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cunningham.

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@misc{cunningham_2026,
  title = {cunningham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cunningham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}