Fleming

Flem-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A native or inhabitant of Flanders, or a member of the Flemish-speaking people of northern Belgium.

  2. 2.

    A surname of English origin.

Forms

plural: Flemings

Related words

See also: Flanders, Flemish, belgium

Etymology

From Old English Flaeming, from the place name Flanders, possibly meaning "flooded land" or referring to the people who lived there.