Hindmarsh

H4I1N1D2M3A1R1S1H4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hindan →
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Meanings

proper nounHindmarsh (countable and uncountable, plural Hindmarshes)

plural Hindmarshes

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA local government area in western Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Hindmarsh.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhindan“behind”
  2. EnglishHindmarsh

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a marsh, from Old English hindan (“behind”) + mersċ (“marsh”). Australian places were named after John Hindmarsh.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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