Mumme

English

Alternative forms

• Mummey

Etymology

• As a German surname, from Mumme, a variant of Mumm, from the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”).
• As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, from the verb mummen (“to mumble”).

Proper noun

Mumme (plural Mummes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mumme is the 36379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Mumme is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mumme”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 634.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊmə/

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Etymology 1

Probably from an expressive interjection used to express satisfaction with the drink, compare mampfen (“to munch, talk while eating”). Similar sense development is found in archaic English hum (“a kind of strong alcoholic drink”).

Noun

Mumme f (genitive Mumme, no plural)

2. mum, a type of beer originating in Brunswick, Germany

Etymology 2

Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare English mum (“silent; secret”).

Noun

Mumme f (genitive Mumme, plural Mummen)

2. (dated) mask
3. (dated) a disguised person

Declension

Declension of Mumme [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mumme	die	Mummen
genitive	einer	der	Mumme	der	Mummen
dative	einer	der	Mumme	den	Mummen
accusative	eine	die	Mumme	die	Mummen

Derived terms

• vermummen

Etymology 3

Noun

Mumme m

1. dative singular of Mumm

Further reading

• “Mumme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mumme” in Duden online
• “Mumme” in Duden online