Etymology

Humber

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Today it means: A large tidal estuary forming part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England. Full definition →

Middle English Humber ← Old English Humbre
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  1. Old English · inherited fromHumbre
  2. Middle English · inherited fromHumber
  3. English todayHumber

From Middle English Humber, from Old English Humbre.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.