Fleming
“'the Fleming' — from Flanders”
The sept's historic heartland, highlighted. People moved — a name can be found far from home.
Is Fleming an Irish name?
Fleming came in with the Normans after 1169. That makes it an Irish surname — it has been one for over eight hundred years — but not a Gaelic one. In Irish the name is Pléimeann.
What does the surname Fleming mean?
Fleming (Irish: Pléimeann) means “'the Fleming' — from Flanders”. Origin: Norman-Flemish.
Where in Ireland is the surname Fleming from?
The historic homeland of the Fleming name is Meath, Louth. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.
What is the Irish for Fleming?
Pléimeann.
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