Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delamere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
de-lamere
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A locality on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.

name

A surname.

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.

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What does delamere mean?
A village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
Where does delamere come from?
It is traced to French.

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