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Talmadge

Talmadge proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Talmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A town in Washington County, Maine, United States.

Forms of Talmadge

pluralTalmadges
alternative formTallmadge

Origin of Talmadge

Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache.

Questions about Talmadge

What does Talmadge mean?
Talmadge means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Talmadge?
Talmadge is a proper noun.

Words near Talmadge in the dictionary

  1. tallywhackers
  2. tallywoman
  3. tallywomen
  4. talm bout
  5. talma
  6. Talmadge
  7. Talmadges
  8. Talmage
  9. Talmages
  10. Talmalmo
  11. talmas

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