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Fleming
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fleming
English
Etymology
From en enm flameng, from late en non Flæmingi, from en non Flǽmingr, en dum Vlaminc, dum Vleminc, from en ofs - (unattested) (compare fy Flaming), from en gem-pro *flaumaz flowing, current (water) and the patronymic suffix gem-pro *-ingaz belonging to, descended from. More at en Flanders.
Pronunciation
en /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fleming.wav Southern England
Noun
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.
Related terms
en Flemish
Translations
native or inhabitant of Flanders
Armenian: hy ֆլամանդացի
Azerbaijani: az flamand
Catalan: ca flamenc m
Czech: cs Vlám m, cs Vlámka f
Danish: da flamlænder c
Dutch: nl Vlaming m
Esperanto: eo flandro
Faroese: fo flæmingur m
Finnish: fi flaamilainen
French: fr Flamand m, fr Flamande f
Georgian: ka ფლამანდიელი, ka ფლანდრიელი
German: de Flame m, de Flamin f, de Flämin f
Hungarian: hu flamand
Irish: ga Pléimeannach m
Italian: it fiammingo m
Lithuanian: lt flamándas m, lt flamándė f
Manx: gv Flandrynagh
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb flamlender m
Polish: pl Flamand m-pr, pl Flamandczyk m-pr, pl Flamandka f
Portuguese: pt flamengo m
Romanian: ro flamand m, ro flamandă f
Russian: ru флама́ндец m, ru флама́ндка f
Spanish: es flamenco m, es flamenca f
Swedish: sv flamländare m, sv flamländska f
Turkish: tr Flaman
Volapük: ♂♀ vo Flanänan, ♂ vo hi-Flanänan, ♀ vo ji-Flanänan
Walloon: wa Flamind m, wa Flaminde f
Proper noun
en English nicknames < ethnonyms.
Ian Fleming, English writer.
Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist.
en rare en male surnames.
en town/and/locality terr/Northern Territory c/Australia.
en town p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en neighbourhood city/Alexandria c/Egypt.
en neighbourhood city/Rome c/Italy.
en number of places c/USA:
en statutory town co/Logan County s/Colorado.
en unincorporated community co/Liberty County s/Georgia.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Redding co/Jackson County s/Indiana.
en unincorporated community co/Crawford County s/Kansas.
en tiny city co/Ray County s/Missouri ; suburb city/Kansas City.
en town/and/hamlet co/Cayuga County s/New York.
en small unincorporated community co/Washington County s/Ohio.
Derived terms
en Bratton Fleming Call-Fleming syndrome Fleming County Flemingian Flemingsburg Fleming's right-hand rule Flemington Kirkpatrick-Fleming Stoke Fleming
See also
en Walloon
Further reading
en 2-syllable words
en Belgium Demonyms Ethnonyms Individuals