Delmar

D2E1L1M3A1R1

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginCatalan del Mar →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama, originally named Frog Level.
    2. A town in Sussex County, Delaware, bordering the town in Maryland.
    3. A minor city in Clinton County, Iowa.
    4. A town in Wicomico County, Maryland, bordering the town in Delaware; the name is derived from Delaware and Maryland.
    5. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
    6. A hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York.
    7. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
    8. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
    9. A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Catalandel Mar“of the sea”
  2. EnglishDelmar

Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dermalmedlarmardlemerladmarled
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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