Etymology

Cumbria

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Today it means: A Brittonic kingdom in the Old North, also known as Strathclyde. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Cumbria ← Cumbric *cumbrı
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  1. Cumbric · derived from*cumbrı
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromCumbria
  3. English todayCumbria

From Medieval Latin Cumbria, from Cumbri + -ia (compare Old English Cumberland). The ethnonym Cumbri derives from Cumbric *cumbrı, cognate of Welsh Cymry.

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