Etymology

Northumberland

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Today it means: A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea. Full definition →

Middle English Northumberlond ← Old English Norþhymbra
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  1. Old English · inherited fromNorþhymbra
  2. Middle English · inherited fromNorthumberlond
  3. English todayNorthumberland

From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).

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