Etymology

Cumwhitton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5052). Full definition →

Cumbric *cum ← Old English *Hwītingtūn
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  1. Old English · derived from*Hwītingtūn
  2. Cumbric · derived from*cum“a valley”
  3. English todayCumwhitton

From Cumbric *cum (“a valley”) + Old English *Hwītingtūn, a pre-existing place-name.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.