Etymology

Bellingham

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Today it means: A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3772). Full definition →

Old English belle
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombelle“bell”
  2. English todayBellingham

Two origins: * The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbelle all →

Belford

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.