Simply ‘the Fleming’ — a settler from Flanders, granted vast lands in County Meath and rising to become Barons of Slane.
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Flemish-Norman Origin · Root meaning ‘Fleming’
Fleming names exactly what it says — a settler from Flanders, part of the wave of Flemish knights and tenants who crossed to Ireland alongside the Anglo-Norman invasion. The family was granted extensive lands in County Meath and rose to become Barons of Slane, a title that endured for centuries.
A name that records an origin as plainly as Walsh does — and, like Walsh, became thoroughly Irish regardless of where it started.
Irish form: Pléimeann
