Meaning and background
The story behind Fleming
Fleming originally identified a connection with Flanders in its English surname history. The dictionary describes medieval movement through trade, including Flemish weavers and dyers settling in England, and records related use in Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. This gives the name a specific geographical background. A dog named Fleming may honour a family or a particular bearer, but the documented surname origin concerns regional identity rather than an occupational claim about every family.
- Origin
- Fleming is an ethnic surname for someone from Flanders, with English, Scottish, Irish, and German surname contexts. Source
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About Fleming
Recorded as a dog’s name
Fleming appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/flɛmɪŋ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/flɛmɪŋ/ · primary stress on syllable 1F L EH1 M IH0 NG
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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