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Ormerod

Ormerod proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ormerod (plural Ormerods)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Ormerod

pluralOrmerods
alternative formOrmrod

Origin of Ormerod

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old Norse personal name Ormr + Old English rōd (“cross; a measure of land area”).

Questions about Ormerod

What does Ormerod mean?
Ormerod means a surname.
What part of speech is Ormerod?
Ormerod is a proper noun.

Words near Ormerod in the dictionary

  1. Ormazd
  2. Orme
  3. ormeloxifene
  4. ormer
  5. ormering
  6. Ormerod
  7. Ormerods
  8. ormers
  9. Ormesby
  10. Ormesby St Margaret
  11. Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby

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