Ashmore

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).

OriginOld English æsċ →
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Meanings

proper nounAshmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)

plural Ashmores · alternative obsolete Ashmoor

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).
    2. countableuncountableA village and township in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæsċ“ash-tree”
  2. EnglishAshmore

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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