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)
- A suburban area in borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1691).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Stanmore is the 16642nd most common surname in England, belonging to 299 individuals.
Further reading
- 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