Meanings
proper noun
- A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
- A unitary authority in Northumberland, England, which includes all of the traditional county except the area around Newcastle upon Tyne.
- An English dukedom.
- A place in the United States:
- A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Saratoga County, New York.
Origin
- Old EnglishNorþhymbra
- Middle EnglishNorthumberlond
- EnglishNorthumberland
From Middle English Northumberlond, Northhumberlond, from Old English Norþhymbra land (“land of the Northumbrians”).
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Chinese Mandarin 諾森伯蘭 /诺森伯兰
- 諾森伯蘭 /诺森伯兰 (Nuòsēnbólán)most northerly county of England
Finnish Northumberland
- Northumberlandmost northerly county of England
French Northumberland
- Northumberlandmost northerly county of England
Portuguese Nortúmbria
- Nortúmbriamost northerly county of England
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APA
Northumberland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northumberland
MLA
“Northumberland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northumberland. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northumberland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northumberland.
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