Windermere

English

Etymology

"Winand's lake", from Continental Germanic personal name Wînand + Old Norse genitive singular ending -ar + Old English mere (“lake, pond”).

Proper noun

Windermere

  1. A lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland.
  2. A town near this lake in Windermere and Bowness parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4198).
  3. A town in Orange County, Florida, United States.
  4. A rural locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A rural locality north-east of Hinds, Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]

Derived terms

References
  1. NZ Topo Map
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