Morecambe

M3O1R1E1C3A1M3B3E1
/ˈmɔːkəm/

proper noun

A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).

OriginAncient Greek Μορικάμπε ← Proto-Celtic *mori →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).

    The Conservatives lost Carlisle, Penrith and Solway, Whitehaven and Workington, Barrow and Furness and Morecambe and Lunesdale.

    2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*mori“sea”
  2. Ancient GreekΜορικάμπε
  3. EnglishMorecambe

Antiquarian revival of Ancient Greek Μορικάμπε (Morikámpe), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *kambos (“crooked”)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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