English Explanatory Dictionary

Delamere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
  2. A community in French River municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A locality on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.
  5. A surname.

Word forms

Delamere

Etymology

* The placename senses are from French de (“of”) la (“the”) mer (“sea”). * As an English and French surname, prefixed variant of Mear, itself related to the noun mere (both senses, meaning "pond" and "boundary"), a variant of Mayer, and a variant of Lemer. Compare Delamare, de la Mare.

Derived words

Delamere and Oakmere Delamere Forest Leigh Delamere
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