Given name & surname
Ringer
“bell-ringer”
Ringer is a surname from Middle English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ringer goes back to Middle English Ryngere, meaning “bell-ringer.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ringer’s family of names
In German usage, Ringer as a surname has a related form in RINGGER.
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
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“to mince”
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“singer”
57% boys · 43% girls
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“roof tiler”
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“powerful leader”
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“pole”
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