Etymology

Richmond

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Today it means: A town in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Full definition →

Middle English Rychemund
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromRychemund
  2. English todayRichmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1765 A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.