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Singer
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singer
English
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Etymology
From en singer.
sewing machines en Issac Merritt Singer I. M. Singer American inventor businessman, the company founder of en Singer Sewing Machines
motorcars en George Singer (cycle manufacturer) George Singer British entrepreneur businessman, the company founder of en Singer Cycle Company Singer & Co.
Pronunciation
en ɪŋə(ɹ) 2
Proper noun
en occupations.
Alexandra Banner 5 things to know for Dec. 16: Rob Reiner death investigation, Bondi Beach attack, Brown University shooter, Boat strikes, BBC https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/us/5-things-to-know-for-dec-16-rob-reiner-death-investigation-bondi-beach-attack-brown-university-shooter-boat-strikes-bbc 2025-12-16 Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said. https://web.archive.org/web/20260307042901/https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/us/5-things-to-know-for-dec-16-rob-reiner-death-investigation-bondi-beach-attack-brown-university-shooter-boat-strikes-bbc 7 March 2026
en eponyms en railway station town/Clydebank carea/West Dunbartonshire cc/Scotland c/UK, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there OS grid ref NS4970.
Derived terms
en Atiyah-Singer index theorem Singerian Singer Island
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 辛格 Xīngé
German: de Singer
Polish: pl Zynger
Yiddish: yi זינגער
See also
en Eisinger Esinger Isinger Uisinger Usinger Sing Singh
Noun
en eponyms en sewing A en sewing machine of the Singer brand.
en 2021 w:Ruth Ozeki w:The Book of Form and Emptiness Canongate Books (2022) 288 They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles.
en eponyms en Automobiles en UK automotive A motorcar from a former make of en British en motor car.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Singer is the 1,366th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25,828 individuals. Singer is most common among White (90.38%) individuals.
Anagrams
en eginrs Greins Negris nigres re-nigs re-sign reigns renigs resign resing ringes signer
German
Etymology
de gmh singer, equivalent to de singen er
Noun
m in
de dated singer
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Meistersinger Singerin<g:f>
See also
de Sänger
Polish
Etymology
pl :der de:Singer + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m
Declension
<m.pr.surname>
Proper noun
f 1
pl f
Derived terms
pl Singerowa Singerówna
See also
Appendix:Polish surnames
pl surnames from German
Romanian
Etymology
From ro sânger.
Proper noun
m
ro
References