Wearmouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Saxon name for the area on each side of the mouth of the River Wear, including Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth, that later became Sunderland
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪə(ɹ)məθ/

Word forms

Wearmouth

Etymology

From Old English Wiremūþa, equivalent to Wear + mouth.

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