Mellor

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proper noun

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9788).

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Meanings

proper nounMellor (countable and uncountable, plural Mellors)

plural Mellors · alternative Mealer · alternative Mellow

  1. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9788).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6530).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

    Television actor Will Mellor has come a surprise second in the World Gurning Championships, pipped to the main prize by local man Ged Eccles who had come close but never before won.

    2026 September 21, Jason Arunn Murugesu, “Actor Mellor's gurning beaten by Cumbria man”, in BBC News, retrieved 21 Sep 2026

Origin

Compare Mallerstang, Moelfre and Plenmeller.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Mollermorell
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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