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Felmersham

Felmersham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9957).

Proper noun

Felmersham

  1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9957).

Origin of Felmersham

According to Skeat, the first part of this placename derives from an Old English personal name *Feolomǣr, a compound of feolo (“many, much, a lot”) and mǣre (“famous, renowned”), + hām (“home”).

Questions about Felmersham

What does Felmersham mean?
Felmersham means a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9957).
What part of speech is Felmersham?
Felmersham is a proper noun.

Words near Felmersham in the dictionary

  1. fellwalkers
  2. fellwalking
  3. fellwort
  4. fellworts
  5. felly
  6. Felmersham
  7. Felmine
  8. Felmingham
  9. Felnac
  10. felo de se
  11. felo-de-se

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