Jennings
proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈd͡ʒɛnɪŋz//
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
proper noun
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An English surname originating as a patronymic.
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A placename: A town in Tenterfield Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Queensland.
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A placename: A settlement in Saint Mary parish, on Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Hamilton County, Florida.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Decatur County, Kansas.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Schoepke, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, in Indiana (4), and Ohio (2), listed under Jennings Township.
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Variant of Jennings CountyA placename: Ellipsis of Jennings County.
Etymology
From Jenning + -s.
proper noun
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Also a form of Jenningplural of Jenning
Forms
- plural
- Jenningses
Jennings · An English surname originating as a patronymic.
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