Delamere

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proper noun

A village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).

OriginFrench de →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
  2. A community in French River municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A locality on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.
  5. A surname.

Origin

  1. Frenchde“of”
  2. EnglishDelamere

* The placename senses are from French de (“of”) la (“the”) mer (“sea”). * As an English and French surname, prefixed variant of Mear, itself related to the noun mere (both senses, meaning "pond" and "boundary"), a variant of Mayer, and a variant of Lemer. Compare Delamare, de la Mare.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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