fleming
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Fleming¹
- /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.
noun Flemings
- A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium. , Episode 12, The Cyclops --And our eyes are on Europe, says the citizen. We had our trade with Spain and the French and with the Flemings before those mongrels were pupped, Spanish ale in Galway, the winebark on the winedark waterway.
proper noun
- An English surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym]. Ian Fleming, English writer.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.
- A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Alexandria, Egypt.
- A neighbourhood of Rome, Italy.
- A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
- A tiny city in Ray County, Missouri; a suburb of Kansas City.
- A town and hamlet in Cayuga County, New York.
- A small unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
fleming²
verb
- present participle and gerund of fleme
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flemish, pound, ming, flamenco, flamingo, peggy, ian, mundell, flemming, flamand, mucus, sputum, saliva, spit, snot, catarrh
Translations
Talk about this word "fleming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fleming. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fleming. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fleming "fleming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fleming.Cite this
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