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Almond en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

* From the Middle English given name Almund, from the coalescence of Old English Æþelmund (literally “noble protector”) and Ealhmund (literally “temple protector”). * Variant of Allman (from Old French aleman (“German”) or alemayne (“from Germany”)) and Allmand (from Old French alemaund (“German”)), assimilated after almond by folk etymology.

Meanings

1. A surname.
   • Marc Almond (born 1957), English musician

Forms

Relateds

Osmond · Edmund

Almond en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

According to John Reynolds, a historian of the town in New York, it was named for a place in Scotland, not the almond, which would most likely not have been available there then, hence the pronunciation is different. A native of it, James F. Moore, was the first postmaster of the village in Wisconsin.

Meanings

1. A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.
2. A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

Almond en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

Altered after almond from earlier Ammon, from Scottish Gaelic Àmain, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Doublet of Avon.

Meanings

1. A river in North Lanarkshire council area, West Lothian council area and Edinburgh council area, Scotland, which empties into the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh.
2. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay.

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Deriveds

Glenalmond · Almondbank