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Cummings

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A surname of Scottish Gaelic origin.
"The poet E. E. Cummings is famous for his unconventional style."

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In plain EnglishMainly a surname, also used as several place names in the US and Canada.

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Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich, tracing back to a Norman surname of French toponymic origin.

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