Westmorland

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UK/ˈwɛstmələnd/

proper noun

A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative abbreviation Wm. · alternative Westmoreland

  1. A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)
  2. A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A city in Imperial County, California, United States.
  4. A surname.

Origin

From Old English folk name Westmōringas (“the people west of the moors”) + land. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named analogously to Westmorland County.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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