Blackmore

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proper noun

A village in Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green parish, Brentwood district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL603016).

OriginOld English blæc →
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Meanings

proper nounBlackmore (countable and uncountable, plural Blackmores)

plural Blackmores · alternative Blackmur

  1. countableuncountableA village in Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green parish, Brentwood district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL603016).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3109).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishblæc“black”
  2. EnglishBlackmore

From Old English blæc (“black”) + mōr (“moor”).

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APA

Blackmore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackmore

MLA

“Blackmore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackmore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blackmore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackmore.

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