Palermo

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/pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ//pəˈlɛə(ɹ)məʊ/

proper noun

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.

OriginItalian Palermo ← Sicilian Palermu ← Arabic بَلَرْم →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
  3. historicalA former province of Sicily, Italy.
  4. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  5. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
    3. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
    4. A town in Oswego County, New York.
    5. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  6. A habitational surname

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠάνορμος
  2. LatinPanormus
  3. Arabicبَلَرْم
  4. SicilianPalermu
  5. ItalianPalermo
  6. EnglishPalermo

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor. Doublet of Panormus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Πάνορμος
  • Πάνορμος (Pánormos)city
Arabic بَالِيرْمُو, بَالِيرْمُو
  • بَالِيرْمُو (bālīrmū)metropolitan city
  • بَالِيرْمُو (bālīrmū)city
  • بَلَرْم (balarm)city
Catalan Palerm
  • Palermcity
Chinese Mandarin 巴勒莫
  • 巴勒莫 (Bālèmò)city
Dutch Palermo, Palermo
  • Palermometropolitan city
  • Palermocity
French Palerme, Palerme
  • Palermemetropolitan city
  • Palermecity
Greek Παλέρμο, Πάνορμος
  • Παλέρμο (Palérmo)metropolitan city
  • Πάνορμος (Pánormos)metropolitan city
  • Παλέρμο (Palérmo)city
  • Πάνορμος (Pánormos)city
Italian Palermo, Palermo
  • Palermometropolitan city
  • Palermocity
Japanese パレルモ, パレルモ
  • パレルモ (Parerumo)metropolitan city
  • パレルモ (Parerumo)city
Latin Panormus, Provincia Panormitana
  • Panormusmetropolitan city
  • Provincia Panormitanametropolitan city
  • Panormuscity
  • Panormumcity
Polish Palermo, Palermo
  • Palermometropolitan city
  • Palermocity
Portuguese Palermo, Palermo
  • Palermometropolitan city
  • Palermocity
Russian Пале́рмо, Пале́рмо
  • Пале́рмо (Palérmo)metropolitan city
  • Пале́рмо (Palérmo)city
Turkish Palermo
  • Palermocity
Ukrainian Пале́рмо
  • Пале́рмо (Palérmo)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PalmorePalmeropolearmpleromaleproma
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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