Wearmouth en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪə(ɹ)məθ/
Etymology
From Old English Wiremūþa, equivalent to Wear + mouth.
Meanings
- The Saxon name for the area on each side of the mouth of the River Wear, including Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth, that later became Sunderland
- A surname.