English Explanatory Dictionary

Yarmouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. Ellipsis of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
  3. A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).
  4. A town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
  6. A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.
  7. A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈjɑː(ɹ).məθ/

Word forms

Yarmouth Yarmouths

Etymology

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”). * On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth. * The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

Derived words

District of Yarmouth Great Yarmouth West Yarmouth Yarmouth capon Yarmouth County Yarmouth Port
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