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Cunningham
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A Scottish surname, originally from a district in Ayrshire.
"Cunningham is a common surname across Scotland, Ireland, and the wider English-speaking world."
How to Use Cunningham
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly a surname and place name; also a sailing term for a rope used to tighten a sail.
Word Forms
Cunninghams plural, cunninghams plural
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Etymology
From a district in Ayrshire, Scotland, whose name may derive from Old English "king" or Gaelic "rabbit" combined with a word for "home" or "village."