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Origin of Wadmore Total Records: 1  Origin of Wadmore, Meaning of Wadmore Origin: My research is supported by family oral history which says that the Wadmore ancesters were gatherers and/or processors of woad. The woad plant grew extensively on the chalky downs of southern England and was crushed to make a blue dye, used until the 1600's in the woollen industry. Surnames for 'commoners' were not widely adopted until circa 1350 and to find out the origin of the name we need to look at the language of that time. Despite the infusion of French words through the arrival of the Normans, Anglo Saxon was still dominant. Wad meant woad, and more was probably corrupted from mere or mer, meaning water. The chalk downs were found along the south coast of England, and the Isle of Wight. There was a lot of common land in Hampshire from where woad could have been harvested. No proof of this point, anyone got any input? The Wadmore name was prevalant in Hampshire, but eventually moved to the Isle of Wight, as far as I can tell circa 1500's and I do know that woad grew there and was 'exported' to Portsmouth. The name Wadmore was heard and spelled differently there, it became Woodmore. Now the two names co-exist, but I'm willing to bet they came from a common origin and that anyone of a bloodline Wadmore or Woodmore is descended from a woad gatherer....blue dye....'blue blood?' I think not! Please contribute your own research. Surnames: woodmore wadmore Submitted by: Frank Woodmore, Australia 10/13/2008 7:50 PM Page 1 of 1

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