Orme

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UK/ɔːm/US/ɔɹm/

proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old Norse.

    Sir Edmund Orme never blushed, and I could see that he had no capacity for embarrassment.

    1891, Henry James, Sir Edmund Orme

Origin

From the Old Norse personal name Ormr.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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