Nelmes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A family name of English origin borne by people with ancestral ties to a particular locality
2. An English family surname, found mainly in southern England and used as a personal name for those who carry it
3. A hereditary surname of English origin, passed down through generations of a family line

Etymology: Any specific claim about its root, meaning, or first recorded bearer would be speculation, so I have left those out.