Ardmore

Philadelphia-area suburb

Ardmore is a place name appearing across the English-speaking world, most notably for cities in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

The name comes from Irish meaning "great height" or "high ground." Several smaller towns, neighborhoods, and institutions share the name: The train stops at Ardmore on the Main Line.

Pennsylvania

Main Line

Upscale Philadelphia suburban stretch

affluent · commuter · historic · downtown · cricket club · township · SEPTA · colonial · shopping district · residential

whiskey

distillery

Alcohol manufacturing plant

  • single maltUnblended Scotch whisky
  • peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
  • caskWooden storage barrel

barrel · tasting · Irish whiskey · spirits · dram · pot still · maturation · copper · fermentation · water source

Oklahoma

small town

Modest rural settlement

farming · ranching · prairie · community · historic downtown · oil field · railroad

Irish

Gaelic

Celtic linguistic tradition

round tower · cliff · pilgrimage · saint · Declan · ecclesiastical · ancient · coastal · headland · Irish Sea

Opposites
settlement size/urban scale

Ardmoremegacity

Urban area exceeding ten million

megalopolis · New York City · Los Angeles · Chicago · Tokyo

etymological meaning (topography)

ArdmoreDeath Valley

Below-sea-level California desert

Holland · Netherlands · Daleville · Vale

Family

ardent, ardor, ardour, ardently, arson, arsonist

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G