Etymology

Monkwearmouth

M3O1N1K5W4E1A1R1M3O1U1T1H4

Today it means: An urban area in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, on the north side of the River Wear near its mouth (OS grid ref NZ3958). Full definition →

Latin monachorum
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  1. Latin · derived frommonachorum
  2. English todayMonkwearmouth

From Wermuth Monachorum (1291), from Latin monachorum; see also Wearmouth.

Words from the same roots

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Buckland Monachorum

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