Etymology

Cumberland

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Today it means: A maritime historic border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria. Full definition →

Middle English Cumberland ← Old English Cumberland
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  1. Old English · inherited fromCumberland
  2. Middle English · inherited fromCumberland
  3. English todayCumberland

From Middle English Cumberland, from Old English Cumberland.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.