Surname

Blackmore

“black”

Blackmore is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Blackmore goes back to Old English blæc, meaning “black.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Blackmore comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English blæc (“black”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Blackmore’s family of names

In English usage, Blackmore as a surname has a related form in Blackmur.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Old English

Blackmere

“black”

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Old English

Blore

“swelling”

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Old English · Nature

Ashmore

“ash-tree”

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Old English

Blatchford

“ford”

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Old English

Blaxhall

“corner, nook, angle”

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Old English

Patmore

“lake, pool”

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Old English

Dunsmore

“hill”

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Old English

Cudmore

“moore”

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