Dunsmore

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proper noun

A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP861110).

OriginOld English dūn →
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Meanings

proper nounDunsmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunsmores)

plural Dunsmores

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP861110).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Clifton-upon-Dunsmore parish, Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5476).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn“hill”
  2. EnglishDunsmore

From either: # Old English personal name Dunna + mōr (“moor”). # Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + mōr (“moor”).

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APA

Dunsmore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunsmore

MLA

“Dunsmore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunsmore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dunsmore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunsmore.

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