Drilling
See also: drilling
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Drilling.
Proper noun
editDrilling (plural Drillings)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drilling is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Drilling is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drilling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German, related to drei (“three”), formed on the pattern of Zwilling (“pair, twin”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDrilling m (strong, genitive Drillings, plural Drillinge)
- A triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time).
- (poker) three of a kind
Declension
editDeclension of Drilling [masculine, strong]
Related terms
edit- Zwilling m (“twin”)
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editDrilling m (plural Drillingen)
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