Etymology

Leominster

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958). Full definition →

Middle English Lemynster ← Old English Lēomynster
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromLēomynster
  2. Middle English · inherited fromLemynster
  3. English todayLeominster

Inherited from Middle English Lemynster, Lemyster, from Old English Lēomynster, from Lēon (a region name) + mynster (“monastery”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.