Pomeroy
hamlet · Derbyshire
Norman FrenchAI-generated
Pomeroy is a Norman French place name, meaning 'sour apple tree'. It is derived from 'pomme' (apple) and 'roy' (sour, or possibly a variant of 'roi' meaning king, but 'sour apple tree' is more common).
Word origins
- Pome
- Norman Frenchapple(from pomme "apple")
- roy
- Norman Frenchsour(from roy "sour")
Historical forms
de Pomeroy