"Ismay" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ismays [plural]
Etymology: Matronymic surname from a somewhat rare female given name found in the 13ᵗʰ century. Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Ismay (plural Ismays)
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Ismay-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From an amalgamation of the personal names Isabella and May. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Isabella}} Isabella, {{m|en|May}} May Head templates: {{en-prop}} Ismay
  1. A small town in Custer County, Montana, United States. Categories (place): Places in Montana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Montana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ismay-en-name-im0aZBB~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Ismay meaning in English (2.5kB)

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