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Delamere

Delamere proper noun: a village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).

Proper noun

Delamere

  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.

Origin of Delamere

* 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.

Words formed from Delamere

Questions about Delamere

What does Delamere mean?
Delamere means a village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
What part of speech is Delamere?
Delamere is a proper noun.

Words near Delamere in the dictionary

  1. Delalande's foxes
  2. delam
  3. delamanid
  4. Delamaran
  5. delamed
  6. Delamere
  7. Delamere and Oakmere
  8. delaminate
  9. delaminated
  10. delaminates
  11. delaminating

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