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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