Hemingway

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛm.ɪŋ.weɪ/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsHemmingway, Hemenway, Hemmenway, Hemengway, Heminway, Hemyngway, Himingway, Hemmemway, Hemminway, Hememway, Hemyngwaye, Hemmaway, Emyngway

Meaning & History

Habitational name probably from an unidentified place in West Yorkshire, derived from the Old English given name Hemma combined with weg "way, road, path". A famous bearer of the name was American novelist Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961).
Added 8/20/2011 by anonymous
Edited 5/5/2025 by DoingNothing247, General9696 and Frollein Gladys