Etymology

Yarmouth

Yar·mouth
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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589). Full definition →

Old English mūþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frommūþ“mouth”
  2. English todayYarmouth

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”). * On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth. * The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmūþ all →

mouth

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