Summer

See also: summer

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Simmer

Proper noun

Summer (plural Summers)

1. A female given name from English of modern usage, from summer, the name of the season, often given to girls born in summer.
2. A surname.

Noun

Summer (countable and uncountable, plural Summers)

1. (archaic or poetic) Alternative letter-case form of summer.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of Presumption”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 368:

     I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men ſoever, but I giue them as good and as many as they bring, except he be ſome ſervant of mine.

   • 1844, Charles Wilkes, “Jaunt into Pennsylvania”, in William James Morgan, David B. Tyler, Joye L. Leonhart, Mary F. Loughlin, editors, Autobiography of Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, U. S. Navy 1798–1877, Washington, D.C.: Naval History Division, Department of the Navy/U.S. Government Printing Office, published 1978, page 570:

     Notwithstanding the tristness of the town, there are many visitors during the Summer who come for quiet and economy.

   • 1861 May 1, “Volunteer Uniforms”, in The New York Times‎^[1], volume X, number 3000, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 September 2025, page 4, column 6:

     Light limp caps of woollen, with brood visors, or broad-brimmed (but not too broad,) felt hats; double-breasted coats, so made that they can be worn open in warm weather, and will really protect the chest in a lower temperature; trowsers of the same, and under these, light flannel shirts and drawers; such are the proper materials for a soldier’s dress, even in the Summer months.

   • 1883 November 8, “Weasel and Hare”, in South-Western Presbyterian, volume XV, number 40, New Orleans, La., page 3, column 5:

     In early Summer, several years ago, we were ornithologizing in a beautiful clump of natural wood along a steep brae face, so well sheltered from the north and east, and with so sunny and southern an aspect, that it had been known to us for years as the very paradise of all sorts of singing birds in the nesting season.

     The edition published in The Bayonne Herald and Greenville Register (14 July 1883) uses summer.

   • 1902 October 19, “A Woman’s Wanderings Through the Caucasus […]”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     As we approached Ialta, the Czar’s favorite Summer resort, which is nestled snugly in the well-wooded mountains, and has its long esplanade lined with shops, which hang out over the very blue bay, the little old Caucasan gentleman, by signs and looks of intelligence, in some way made us understand that he would like to take us ashore to see the sights.

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   • 1903, The Unitarian Register - Volume 82, page 872:

     In the good old Summer time you need pack-away space and plenty of it.

   • 1929, The Glovers Review - Volume 29, page xiv:

     Since men are old offenders in the matter of bare-handedness let us put forth our best efforts in May to keep them gloved as far into the Summer season as possible.

   • 1947 August 5, “East Paterson: Florienne Brunda Weds Patersonian”, in Paterson Evening News, home final edition, volume 190, Paterson, N.J., →OCLC, page 6, column 7:

     The bride’s godmother, Mrs. Katherine Ravenette of New York, wore a Summer print gown of silk with black accessories and a corsage of white roses.

   • 1950, The Rotarian, volume 77, number 5, page 12:

     Several years ago starlings took over the residential sections for their nightly roostings during the Summer months.

   • 1999, Terrance Hayes, “Summer”, in Muscular Music, Chicago, Ill.: Tia Chucha Press, →ISBN, page 32:

     It’s Summer so I hum. / Let bass slip around my runagate tongue. / I have lived watermelonless. / I have scorned my languorous youth. […] O Summer, let me sing a song for you, / Let me be the king of something, / O Summer, let me spread my wings[.]

Derived terms

• Summerson

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Summerd, summer, sòmmer, ŝchummer, ŝchumer

Etymology

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, Bavarian Summer, Luxembourgish Summer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Noun

Summer m

1. summer

Derived terms

• Summervogel

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 65.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar. Cognate to German Sommer, Alemannic German Summer, Luxembourgish Summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, English summer, Danish sommer, Icelandic sumar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumɐ/
• Hyphenation: Sum‧mer

Noun

Summer m (plural Summer)

1. summer

Derived terms

• Fruahsummer
• Hochsummer
• Mittsummer
• Oidweibersummer
• Regnsummer
• Spätsummer
• Summerferien
• Summerfest
• Summerhetz
• Summerhitz
• Summerloch
• Summerluft
• Summermonat
• Summernåcht
• Summersun
• Summerurlaub
• Summervogl
• Summerweidn
• Summerwind
• Summerzeit

See also

Seasons in Bavarian · Joahreszeitn (layout · text) · category
Auswärts, Fruajoahr, Lenz/Långs (“spring”)	Summer (“summer”)	Eiwärts, Hiagst/Hiachst (“autumn”)	Winter (“winter”)

East Central German

Etymology

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar. Cognate to Bavarian summer.

Noun

Summer m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) summer

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 3

German

Etymology

summen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʊmɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Summer m (strong, genitive Summers, plural Summer)

1. buzzer
2. (obsolete) buzzing insect

Declension

Declension of Summer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Summer	die	Summer
genitive	eines	des	Summers	der	Summer
dative	einem	dem	Summer	den	Summern
accusative	einen	den	Summer	die	Summer

Synonyms

• (device): Buzzer

Further reading

• “Summer” in Duden online
• “Summer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, Alemannic German Summer, Bavarian Summer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzumer/, [ˈzu.mɐ]

Noun

Summer m (plural Summeren)

1. summer

See also

• seasons: Joreszäiten: Fréijoer · Summer · Hierscht · Wanter ^[edit]

Further reading

• Summer in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Summer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsameɾ/ [ˈsaː.mɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -ameɾ
• Syllabification: Sum‧mer

Proper noun

Summer (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜒᜇ᜔)

1. a female given name from English