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Romney.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹɒmni/UK/ˈɹʌmnɪ/UK/ˈɹɑːmni/US
  1. A surname.

  2. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

  3. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

  4. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Eastland County, Texas.

  5. A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, named after Romney in Kent.

  6. An English earldom.

Where this word comes from

From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

noun/ˈɹɒmni/UK/ˈɹʌmnɪ/UK/ˈɹɑːmni/US
  1. One of a particular English breed of small sheep with long wool and horns.

Where this word comes from

From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

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