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- Old English · derived fromNorðhamtunscir
- English todayNorthamptonshire
From Old English Norðhamtunscir, equivalent to Northampton + shire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Northamptonshire
Today it means: A midland county of England. County town Northampton, bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Full definition →
Old English Norðhamtunscir