Drilling
See also: drilling
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Drilling.
Proper noun edit
Drilling (plural Drillings)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drilling is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Drilling is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drilling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German, related to drei (“three”), formed on the pattern of Zwilling (“pair, twin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Drilling m (strong, genitive Drillings, plural Drillinge)
- A triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time).
- (poker) three of a kind
Declension edit
Declension of Drilling [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
- Zwilling m (“twin”)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Drilling m (plural Drillingen)