Romney
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Romney
- A surname.
- A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, named after Romney in Kent.
- An English earldom.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Romney (plural Romneys)
Translations[edit]
surname
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Romney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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