Definitions

1. noun

an island in the Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada, known for being a significant Inuit settlement.

“The archaeological team studied the remnants of the ancient Inuit settlement on Dingman Island.”

2. proper noun

a surname of Scottish origin, possibly derived from ‘Dingman’, a variant of ‘Dingwall’, or ‘Dingmann’, a variant of ‘Dingmanston’.

“John Dingman, a Scottish immigrant, settled in the United States in the 18th century.”