Etymology

Ashmore

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117). Full definition →

Old English æsċ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash-tree”
  2. English todayAshmore

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishæsċ all →

ashdashAshlandAshcroftAshbyAshworthAshdownAshburyAshbourneashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshdonAshtree

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.