Walmer

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English wealh →
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Meanings

proper nounWalmer (countable and uncountable, plural Walmers)

plural Walmers

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3750).
  3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
  4. countableuncountableA locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwealh“Welshman”
  2. EnglishWalmer

From Old English wealh (“Welshman”), genitive plural weala + mere (“lake, sea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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