Talmadge

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French talemasche →
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Meanings

proper nounTalmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges)

plural Talmadges · alternative Tallmadge

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old French.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Maine, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtalemasche“knapsack”
  2. EnglishTalmadge

Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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