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“Drömminge” is most likely a reference to a place outside of Värnamo in Småland [1]. As a native speaker (although not a linguist), my guess is that the name is derived from “Dröm” (dream), conjugated into “Drömma” (to dream), and then into “Drömminge” which with the “-inge” suffix turns it into a place name: “Place of dreaming”.

[1]: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Dr%C3%B6mminge#ma...

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