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Sumner¹

  • /ˈsʌmnɚ/ US
  • /ˈsʌmnə/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English sumner (“summoner”).

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a summoner in court.
  2. An outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A seaside suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. A small town in Worth County, Georgia.
  5. A small city in Lawrence County, Illinois.
  6. A city in Bremer County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  8. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Gratiot County, Michigan.
  9. A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named after Charles Sumner.
  10. A small town in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
  11. A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
  12. A village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
  13. A rural community of Noble County, Oklahoma.
  14. A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
  15. An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas.
  16. A city in Pierce County, Washington.
  17. A town and unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
  18. A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
  19. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  20. A number of other townships, listed under Sumner Township.

sumner²

noun sumners

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of summoner A sumner, / That cites her to appear

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: summer, brooks, usher, summoner, apparitor, bailiff, beadle, bedel, marshal, crier, sergeant-at-arms, lawman, messenger, herald, sheriff, macer

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{sumner_2026,
  title = {sumner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sumner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}