The story behind Fleming
From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
Popularity
Fleming ranked #12660 in US for 2006.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Fleming
Áslaug
From Old Norse Áslaug.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Þorbjörg
From Old Norse Þorbjǫrg.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Finnur
From Old Norse Finnr. Cognate with Faroese Finnur and Norwegian Finn.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Franklin
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Freyja
From Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fritiof
From Old Norse Friðþjófr. Appears in Old Norse saga and was revived through 19th century literature. Cognate with Norwegian Fridtjof and Danish Frithjof.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Fleming
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anderson
From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) + -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Fleming
Aðalsteinn
From Old Norse Aðalsteinn, a calque of Old English Æþelstān, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with German Edelstein.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Àlvar
Borrowed from Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”). Cognate to Swedish Alvar and Spanish Álvaro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Amhlaidh
From Middle Irish Amlaíb, from Old Norse Óláfr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length