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The Name Fleming - Origin and Meaning of Fleming
  



The Name Fleming - Origin and Meaning of Fleming


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Fleming

Middle Dutch

Usage of the Name Fleming

English, Danish

Meaning of the Name Fleming

The name Fleming comes from a Middle English nickname and surname meaning "a person from Flanders". It is ultimately derived from Middle Dutch Vlaminc (akin to Middle Dutch "Vlander" meaning "Flanders").

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Fleming Lynge (1896 - 1970), a Danish screenwriter; Fleming Brown (1926 - 1984), an American folk musician, singer, and songwriter; Fleming Mackell (born 1929), a Canadian ice hockey player.
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