Surname

Gumm

“man”

Gumm is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As an English surname, Gumm goes back to Old English guma, meaning “man.”

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Where it comes from

Gumm has more than one origin: as an English surname, it comes from Old English guma; as a German surname, it comes from German.

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How it developed

From Old English guma (“man”).

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Gumm’s family of names

In English usage, Gumm as a surname has a related form in GUM.

Walk Gumm’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Gumm, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Gumley

“clearing of a man named Godmund”

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Old English

Gunton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Gunstone

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Burum

Burum is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Gorst

“gorse”

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Old English

Gillingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

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Old English

Gatton

“goat”

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Old English

Godlee

“woodland clearing, glade”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Gumm’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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