Meaning and Origin
What does the name Dimple mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Dimple
User Submitted Origins
English
40%
Hindu
39%
Indian (Sanskrit)
21%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from the United Arab Emirates says the name Dimple means "Dimple's occur when we smile".
- A user from India says the name Dimple is of English origin and means "Family".
- A submission from Canada says the name Dimple means "Noodnik, or trouble maker" and is of Jewish origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Dim"ple
Senses
- A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin."The dimple of her chin." [Prior.]
- A slight indentation on any surface."The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and bright." [Wordsworth.]
Etymology: Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf. Dimble
verb Dim"ple
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
verb Dim"ple
To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin ("His dimple appeared whenever he smiled")
- Any slight depression in a surface ("there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball")
- A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
- Produce dimples while smiling ("The child dimpled up to the adults")
- Mark with, or as if with, dimples ("drops dimpled the smooth stream")
Wiktionary
From Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpila- (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpa- (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole or pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old High German tumphilo (“pool”) (whence German Tümpel) and Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
- A small depression or indentation in a surface.
- The accident created a in the hood of the car.
- Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
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