Etymology

Ormerod

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English rōd
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromrōd“cross; a measure of land area”
  2. English todayOrmerod

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old Norse personal name Ormr + Old English rōd (“cross; a measure of land area”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishrōd all →

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