Sumner
/ˈsʌmnɚ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of summoner. alt-of, obsolete
"A sumner, / That cites her to appear"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation for a summoner in court.
- 2 An outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- 3 A seaside suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Worth County, Georgia.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Lawrence County, Illinois.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bremer County, Iowa.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Gratiot County, Michigan.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named after Charles Sumner.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A rural community of Noble County, Oklahoma.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Pierce County, Washington.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
Example
More examples"A sumner, / That cites her to appear"
Etymology
From Middle English sumner (“summoner”).