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Cranmore

Cranmore proper noun: a settlement in Shalfleet parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3990).

Proper noun

Cranmore

  1. A settlement in Shalfleet parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3990).
  2. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6643).
  3. A housing estate of Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland.

Origin of Cranmore

# For the place in the Isle of Wight: from Old English cran (“crane”) in the genitive plural, crana + mōr (“marsh”), 'cranes' marsh'. # For the place in Somerset: from Old English cran (“crane”) in the genitive plural, crana + mere (“pool”), 'cranes' pool'.

Questions about Cranmore

What does Cranmore mean?
Cranmore means a settlement in Shalfleet parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3990).
What part of speech is Cranmore?
Cranmore is a proper noun.

Words near Cranmore in the dictionary

  1. Cranley Gardens
  2. Cranmer
  3. Cranmerian
  4. Cranmers
  5. Cranmoor
  6. Cranmore
  7. Cranney
  8. Cranneys
  9. crannied
  10. crannies
  11. cranniversaries

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