Limerick

Limerick

See also: limerick

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

Proper noun

Limerick (countable and uncountable, plural Limericks)

1. A county of Ireland.
2. A city in County Limerick.
3. A habitational surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• limerick
• Limerick Junction

 

Translations

county

German: Limerick (de) Irish: Luimneach m, Contae Luimnigh m Latin: Limericum n Macedonian: Лимерик m (Limerik) Russian: Ли́мерик m (Límerik) Scots: Limerick

town

Arabic: لِيمِرِيك‎ (līmirīk) Armenian: Լիմերիկ (hy) (Limerik) Azerbaijani: Limerik Belarusian: Лімерык (Limjeryk) Breton: Luimneach Bulgarian: Лимерик (Limerik) Cebuano: Luimneach Chinese: Mandarin: 利默里克 (zh) Georgian: ლიმერიკი (limeriḳi) German: Limerick (de) Greek: Λίμερικ (Límerik) Hebrew: לימריק‎ Irish: Luimneach m, Cathair Luimnigh f Japanese: リムリック Korean: 리머릭 (rimeorik) Latin: Limericum n Lithuanian: Limerikas Macedonian: Лимерик m (Limerik) Manx: Limmeragh Ossetian: Лимерик (Limerik) Persian: لیمرک‎ (limerek) Russian: Ли́мерик m (Límerik) Scots: Limerick Scottish Gaelic: Luimneach Ukrainian: Лімерик (Limeryk) Urdu: لیمرک‎ Uzbek: Limerik West Frisian: Limmerik n

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Limerick is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Limerick is most common among White (81.68%) and Black/African American (13.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Limerick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.

Anagrams

• rice milk

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Limerick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪməʁɪk/

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Proper noun

Limerick n (proper noun, genitive Limericks or (optionally with an article) Limerick)

1. Limerick (a county of Ireland)
2. Limerick (a city in County Limerick)