Monkwearmouth

English

Etymology

From Wermuth Monachorum (1291), from Latin monachorum; see also Wearmouth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmʌŋkˈwɪə(ɹ)məθ/

Proper noun

Monkwearmouth

  1. An urban area in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, on the north side of the River Wear near its mouth (OS grid ref NZ3958).
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