Meanings
proper noun
- historicalAn Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria.
- informalA vaguely defined geographic area of England, often synonymous with North East England.
Origin
- Old EnglishNorþhymbre
- Middle EnglishNorthhumbre
- EnglishNorthumbria
A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbria; Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North + (of the River) Humber.
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Chinese Mandarin 諾林伯利亞 /诺林伯利亚
- 諾林伯利亞 /诺林伯利亚 (Nuòlínbólìyà)an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
Danish Northumbrien
- Northumbrienan Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
German Nordumbrien, Northumbrien
- Nordumbrienan Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
- Northumbrienan Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
Polish Nortumbria
- Nortumbriaan Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
Portuguese Nortúmbria
- Nortúmbriaan Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
Russian Норту́мбрия
- Норту́мбрия (Nortúmbrija)an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
Spanish Nortumbria
- Nortumbriaan Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Northumbria
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APA
Northumbria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northumbria
MLA
“Northumbria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northumbria. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northumbria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northumbria.
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