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)

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

Derived terms

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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Limerick.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪməʁɪk/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

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

Limerick (a county of Ireland)
Limerick (a city in County Limerick)

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