name
Meaning 1
A surname from Middle English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
humbles
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CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 M B AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
plural of Humble
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of humble
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
Entrails of a deer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, plural, plural-only
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verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of humble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
Probably a metonymic occupation surname for a venison butcher or sausage maker, from Middle English numbles (“entrails of a deer”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From numbles.