de la Mare

proper noun

A surname of Norman origin.

OriginFrench de →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname of Norman origin.

Origin

  1. Frenchde“of”
  2. Englishde la Mare

Formed from several placenames meaning "of the pool" from French de (“of”) + la (“the”) + mare (“pool”). Compare the variant Delamere.

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APA

de la Mare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20la%20Mare

MLA

“de la Mare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20la%20Mare. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de la Mare,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20la%20Mare.

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