"Lum" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Lums [plural]
Etymology: As an English surname, from Middle English Lumb, from Old English Lumm, from lumm (“pool”). Analyzable as being from English lum (“pool”). As a Chinese surname, from Chinese. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Lumb}} Middle English Lumb, {{inh|en|ang|Lumm}} Old English Lumm, {{m+|en|lum||pool}} English lum (“pool”), {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lums}} Lum (plural Lums)
  1. An English surname transferred from the place name.
    Sense id: en-Lum-en-name-oWMRuKbz Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 4 16
  2. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Lum-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Lums [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Columbus. Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|Columbus}} Clipping of Columbus. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lums}} Lum (plural Lums)
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Columbus Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Lum-en-name-EERp4Vzn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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