Etymology

Felmersham

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9957). Full definition →

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The story

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”).

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