Given name & surname
Cunningham
“from the village of milk”
Cunningham is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the village of milk.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the village of milk.”
Where it comes from
Cunningham comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, from Old English cyning (“king”), from Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”), from Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cunningham’s family of names
Cunningham has a related form in Conyngham. Cunningham has a related form in Cuningham. Cunningham has a related form in Cunnyngham.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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