Stanmore

English

Etymology

Recorded as Stanmere in the Domesday Book, the placename is named with Old English stān (“stone”) + mere (“pool”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /stænmɔː/

Proper noun

Stanmore (countable and uncountable, plural Stanmores)

1. A place in England:
   1. A hamlet in Beedon parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4778).
   2. A suburban town in the borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1691).
   3. A suburb of Winchester, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4628).
   4. A locality in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7492).
2. A suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Stanmore is the 16642^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 299 individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stanmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Martones, Morantes, Sarmento, artemons, monaster, monstera, monteras, nearmost, onstream, storeman, tone arms, tonearms