English
Humbles
Humbles may come from Middle English numbles ‘entrails of a deer’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500numbles‘entrails of a deer’uncertain
- EnglishtodayHumbles
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500numbles‘entrails of a deer’uncertain
- EnglishtodayHumbles
The story
Probably a metonymic occupation surname for a venison butcher or sausage maker, from Middle English numbles (‘entrails of a deer’).
Every English word from Middle English numbles
Today it means
name A surname from Middle English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English numbles / Humbles