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