Delamere

English

Etymology

• The placename senses are from French de (“of”) la (“the”) mer (“sea”).
• As an English and French surname, prefixed variant of Mear, itself related to the noun mere (both senses, meaning "pond" and "boundary"), a variant of Mayer, and a variant of Lemer.

Compare Delamare, de la Mare.

Proper noun

Delamere

1. A village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
2. A community in French River, Ontario, Canada.
3. A locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.
4. A locality on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.
5. A surname.

Derived terms

• Leigh Delamere