Westmorland en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛstmələnd/ (UK)
Etymology
From Old English folk name Westmōringas (“the people west of the moors”) + land. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named analogously to Westmorland County.
Meanings
- A historical county in northwestern England (contained within Cumbria since 1974 and, since 2023, Westmorland and Furness)
- A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A city in Imperial County, California, United States.
- A surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| Westmoreland | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Westmorland and Furness · Appleby-in-Westmorland