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Delmar
Delmar ♀ Mainly U.S.: of uncertain derivation, possibly from Spanish del mar ‘of the sea’, which occurs in various place names as a distinguishing epithet and also in the Marian title Reina del Mar ‘Queen of the Sea’. It may alternatively have originated as an alteration of Elmer (compare Delroy and Elroy) or as a transferred use of the surname, a reduced form of Delamar, a local Norman name from any of the places in northern France called La Mare ‘the pond’.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Delmar." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Delmar." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Delmar.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Delmar." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Delmar.html |
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Delmar
Delmar, Delaware‐Maryland/USA So‐called because it lies astride the states' common border and thus takes its name from the first syllable of each.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Delmar." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Delmar." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Delmar.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Delmar." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Delmar.html |
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