Flemming: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Flemming – Meaning: a person from Flanders (Flemish); an ethnonym/surname transferred to given-name use – Origin: Germanic/English (ethnonym) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: FLEM-ing


Flemming is a Germanic/English (ethnonym) boy's name meaning “a person from Flanders (Flemish); an ethnonym/surname transferred to given-name use”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Flemming

Meaning: A person from Flanders (Flemish); an ethnonym/surname transferred to given-name use.

Origin: Germanic/English (ethnonym).

How to Pronounce Flemming

Phonetic: FLEM-ing   IPA: /ˈflɛmɪŋ/

Popularity of Flemming

Flemming doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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