Tremaine

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proper noun

A surname from Cornish.

OriginCornish tre →
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Meanings

proper nounTremaine (countable and uncountable, plural Tremaines)

plural Tremaines · alternative Tremayne

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Cornish.
  2. countableuncountableA village in eastern Cornwall, England.

Origin

  1. Cornishtre“farmstead; town”
  2. EnglishTremaine

From Cornish tre (“farmstead; town”) + men (“stone”).

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Anagrams

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APA

Tremaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tremaine

MLA

“Tremaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tremaine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tremaine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tremaine.

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