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Delmar.

A surname from Old French.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Old French.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama, originally named Frog Level.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A town in Sussex County, Delaware, bordering the town in Maryland.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Clinton County, Iowa.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Wicomico County, Maryland, bordering the town in Delaware; the name is derived from Delaware and Maryland.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

Where this word comes from

Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.