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Mumme
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English
Alternative forms
en Mummey
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from en de Mumme, a variant of en Mumm, from the personal name en Mummo, ultimately from a en gem - name corresponding to gem-pro *mundō protection + gem-pro *mōdaz courage.
As a en swg -/en gsw - surname, from the verb de mummen to mumble.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Mumme is the 36379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Mumme is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.
Further reading
German
de:Braunschweiger +
Pronunciation
de /ˈmʊmə/
de De-Mumme.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Probably from an de expressive interjection used to express satisfaction with the drink, compare de mampfen to munch, talk while eating. Similar sense development is found in archaic en hum a kind of strong alcoholic drink.Transactions of the Philological Society. (1873). United Kingdom: Society, p. 60-62 A folk etymology folk etymologic legend connects it to a certain brewer named Christian Mumme.
Noun
f.sg
de beer de beer en mum beer type of beer originating in Brunswick, Germany
de 1903 Max Bauer Der deutsche Durst: Methyologische Skizzen der deutschen Kulturgeschichte https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/48120/pg48120-images.html Von ihr schreibt Krünitz im fünften Teil seiner Encyklopädie: »Mumme … wird für den König der Biere in Deutschland gehalten. Es ist ein starkes Hopfenbier, welches zuerst von einem, Nahmens Mumme, davon es nachgehens auch den Nahmen bekommen, in einem nahe an dem alten Petersthor in Braunschweig gelegenen Hause gebrauet worden; .
References
Etymology 2
Possibly de 1. Compare en mum#Etymology_3 mum silent; secret.
Noun
f
de mask de dated mask
de Larve<q:archaic> Maske<q:standard>
de dated a disguised person
Declension
f
Derived terms
de vermummen
Related terms
de Mummenschanz
Etymology 3
Noun
de noun form m
de Mumm dat s
Further reading
Mumme_Made_Maskierter
Mumme_Malzbier_Getraenk