Yarmouth

Yar·mouth
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/ˈjɑː(ɹ).məθ/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).

OriginOld English mūþ →
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Meanings

proper nounYarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths)

plural Yarmouths

  1. A placename:
    1. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
    2. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).
    3. countableuncountableA town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmūþ“mouth”
  2. EnglishYarmouth

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”). * On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth. * The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Yarmouth

District of Yarmouth
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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