Flemish language? Fleming last name??

Question

Ok so i was looking up information about the last name fleming...and it talked about the flemish language....What is the flemish language?? The last name fleming is irish isnt it? sorry this question doesnt make to much since...but I wanted to know the relations between the flemish language and the last name fleming....Thanks!

Answer 1

Flemish is dutch. I find this on google :
Surname Origin: Norman
(Origin Scottish Locality). A native or inhabitant of Flanders. a County or Earldom of the Low Countries, or Netherlands.
Definition: Deriving from the French, 'Le Fleming,' the Fleming surname literally means "from Flanders." The first people who bore the FLEMING surname were 12th century merchants who hailed from Flanders.

English: ethnic name for someone from Flanders. In the Middle Ages there was considerable commercial intercourse between England and the Netherlands, particularly in the wool trade, and many Flemish weavers and dyers settled in England. The word reflects a Norman French form of Old French flamenc, from the stem flam- + the Germanic suffix -ing. The surname is also common in south and east Scotland and in Ireland, where it is sometimes found in the Gaelicized form Pléimeann.

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Answer 2

Like the other answerer said: Flemish is dutch as spoken in Belgium. It differs from dutch in pronunciation and some words and expressions (just like English and American english are somewhat different). About 6 million of the 10 million Belgians speak Flemish, the rest speaks French, so well over half the population.

Flanders (the part of Belgium where Flemish is spoken) used to be part of the low countries. Around 1830 it revolted against the Dutch to become a separate country (together with Wallonia): Belgium. At this moment the majority of the Flemish want to separate again from the Wallons, which would mean the end of Belgium. This might happen because they have much trouble at this moment forming a new government, due to differences between the French and Dutch (= Flemish) speaking parties.

@"I like friends" : Flemish is "Vlaams" in Dutch or Flemish

Answer 3

My grandfather was Flemish. It's a language that's similar to dutch. He came from the country of Belgium, where the population is pretty evenly split on speaking Flemish or French. However, it appears that French is the more desired language to know because my grandfather had to learn in when he joined the military.

Answer 4

The use of the surname Fleming is Scottish, and it probably was originally "Le Fleming" is the Norman French language. The origins of the Fleming family in Scotland is considered to be Flanders. In fact, there were a number of knights from Flanders who answered the invitation of King David I of Scotland to help establish the Norman-like feudal system in Scotland, circa 1130 or so. Current genetic studies have clearly established a link between Flanders and several families in Scotland.

Answer 5

Hi,
Fleming and flemish are not flemish words.In Dutch or Flaams is ==Flaam and flaams.