Given name & surname
Westmorland
“the people west of the moors”
Westmorland is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Westmorland goes back to a word meaning “the people west of the moors.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Westmorland’s family of names
In English usage, Westmorland as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with WESTMORELAND. In English usage, Westmorland as a surname has a related form in WESTMORELAND.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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