Hemming
See also: hemming
English edit
Etymology edit
- Old English hemming (“a rawhide boot”)
Proper noun edit
Hemming
- 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
- a male given name
References edit
- Bator, Magdalena (2010): Obsolete Scandinavian Loanwords in English
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Hemming c (genitive Hemmings)
- a male given name