Hemming

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

  1. Old English hemming (a rawhide boot)

Proper noun[edit]

Hemming

  1. A surname.

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Hemingr, of debated meaning, likely the skin of the shanks of a hide; see hamr (skin). Cognate with Old English hemming (a rawhide boot).

Proper noun[edit]

Hemming

  1. a male given name

References[edit]

  • Bator, Magdalena (2010): Obsolete Scandinavian Loanwords in English

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Hemingr.

Proper noun[edit]

Hemming c (genitive Hemmings)

  1. a male given name