Blamire is a surname thought to derive from a lost or unidentified place in Cumberland or Westmorland. The place-name appears to contain Middle English blaa, from Old Scandinavian blar ("blue", "livid", or "dark"), together with mire, from Old Scandinavian myrr ("moor").
Notable people by that name include:
Jamie Blamire (born 1997), English rugby player Larry Blamire, American filmmaker Robert Blamire, English musician Susanna Blamire (1747–1794), English poet William Blamire (1790–1862), English farmer and politician
See also Blamire family Blamires, surname
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