Somerset

Meaning

1. A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
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25. A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia; in full, Somerset Region.
26. A surname.

Synonyms

Berkshire

Oxfordshire

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: Sumorsǣte

In summary

From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes".

Sentences

It is named after the town of Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset .