Maryport

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proper noun

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY0336).

OriginEnglish port ← Old English port ← Latin portus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY0336).

    Pet Encounter in Workington, Cumbria, said the baby corn snake, which has now been nicknamed Crumbs, was found in a branch of Heron Foods in Maryport last month and initially taken to a local veterinary practice before being handed over to them.

    2026 September 2, Hannah Mitchell, Mike Zeller, “Snake found in bread aisle of supermarket”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם (miryɔm)
  2. Aramaicמרים
  3. Koine GreekΜᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)
  4. LatinMarīa
  5. Old FrenchMarie
  6. Middle EnglishMarie
  7. EnglishMary
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pértus
  10. Proto-Italic*portus
  11. Latinportus
  12. Old Englishport
  13. Englishport
  14. EnglishMaryport

From Mary + port.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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