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Lomax

Lomax proper noun: a former region in Lancashire, England (believed to be Lumhalghs).

Proper noun

Lomax

  1. A former region in Lancashire, England (believed to be Lumhalghs).
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
  4. An unincorporated community in Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana.
  5. A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
  6. A neighbourhood of La Porte, Harris County, Texas.

Origin of Lomax

Inherited from Northern Middle English Lumhalghes, from Northumbrian Old English *Lummhālas, from *lumm (“pool”) + hālas (“corners”).

Words formed from Lomax

Questions about Lomax

What does Lomax mean?
Lomax means a former region in Lancashire, England (believed to be Lumhalghs).
What part of speech is Lomax?
Lomax is a proper noun.

Words near Lomax in the dictionary

  1. lomatiol
  2. Lomatska
  3. Lomatuway'ma
  4. Lomavren
  5. Lomawunu
  6. Lomax
  7. Lomaxian
  8. Lomayestewa
  9. Lomayesva
  10. Lomayumtewa
  11. Lomba

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