Hemming

hemming English + Etymology As an English, Scottish, and en sv - surname, from the en non - personal name non Hemingr, variant of non Hæmingr, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from non hamr hamr, hemingr form, shape; skin of an animal. This word may have been borrowed into Old English as ang hemming a rawhide boot. As a en de - surname, variant of en Hemme. Proper noun en. Derived terms en Hemmingford Danish Etymology From da non Hemingr, of debated meaning, likely the skin of the shanks of a hide; see non hamr skin. Cognate with ang hemming a rawhide boot. Proper noun da proper noun da male References Bator, Magdalena (2010): Obsolete Scandinavian Loanwords in English Swedish Etymology From sv non Hemingr. Proper noun c sv male