Armitage

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US/ˈɑɹmɪtɪd͡ʒ/UK/ˈɑːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/

proper noun

An English habitational surname.

OriginMiddle English ermitage →
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Meanings

proper nounArmitage (countable and uncountable, plural Armitages)

plural Armitages · alternative Hermitage

  1. countableuncountableAn English habitational surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Armitage with Handsacre parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0816).

Origin

  1. Middle Englishermitage“hermitage”
  2. EnglishArmitage

From Middle English ermitage (“hermitage”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gematriamaritage
Cite this entry
APA

Armitage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armitage

MLA

“Armitage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armitage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Armitage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armitage.

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