Around the globe, Cunningham (Cunningham 
, Каннінгем 
, קנינגהם 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Cunningham is habitual in Australia, where it is a very rare boy's name, the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare unisex name, and the United States, where it is a very rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. Much more prevalently, Cunningham is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Cunningham | Australia, Ireland, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| Каннінгем | Ukraine |
| קנינגהם | Israel |
| Каннингем | Russia |
Conaghan, Conahan, Coningham, Connachan, Connaghan, Conyngham, Cuningham, Cuninghame, Cunninghame, Cunynghame, Cunñingham, Kunnari, Цуннингхам, and คันนิงแฮม
Cunningham is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| waddell cunningham Cunningham, Waddell (1729–1797), merchant and politician (b. 1729) |
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| major “bloody bill” cunningham American outlaw (b. 1756) |
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sumner archibald cunningham American Confederate veteran and editor (1843-1913), US (b. 1843) |
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sir edward sheldon cunningham Australian journalist (1859-1957) (b. 1859) |
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redmond cunningham Irish British Army officer, GB (b. 1916) |
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| archibald cunningham Scottish footballer (1879-1915), FR (b. 1879) |
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ward cunningham American computer programmer who developed the first wiki, US (b. 1949) |
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| winfield s. cunningham Officer in Charge, Naval Activities, during Battle of Wake Island (1900-1986), US (b. 1900) |
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| lodge cunningham sound engineer (1902–1991), US (b. 1902) |
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| shelton gerod cunningham (1905-1993) (b. 1905) |
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| ray cunningham American baseball player, US (b. 1905) |
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| briggs cunningham American racing driver, US (b. 1907) |
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| knox cunningham British politician (1909-1976), GB (b. 1909) |
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| dunlop mccosh cunningham GB (b. 1901) |
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| burris b. cunningham American chemist, US (b. 1912) |
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