Nottingham

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UK/ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/

proper noun

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.

OriginMiddle English Notingeham ← Old English Snotingahām →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of University of Nottingham.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wells County, Indiana.
    2. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
    3. A small town in Prince George's County, Maryland.
    4. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    5. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
    6. A former village, now a neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
    7. A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
    8. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
    9. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSnotingahām
  2. Middle EnglishNotingeham
  3. EnglishNottingham

From Middle English Notingeham, an alteration of Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

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Translations

Bulgarian Нотингам
  • Нотингам (Notingam)city
Chinese Mandarin 諾丁漢 /诺丁汉
  • 諾丁漢 /诺丁汉 (Nuòdīnghàn)city
German Nottingham
  • Nottinghamcity
Greek Νόττιγχαμ, Νότιγχαμ
  • Νόττιγχαμ (Nóttincham)city
  • Νότιγχαμ (Nótincham)city
Hindi नोट्टिंघम
  • नोट्टिंघम (noṭṭiṅgham)city
Japanese ノッチンガム
  • ノッチンガム (Notchingamu)city
Korean 노팅엄
  • 노팅엄 (Noting'eom)city
Latvian Notingema
  • Notingemacity
Lithuanian Notingamas
  • Notingamascity
Russian Но́ттингем
  • Но́ттингем (Nóttingem)city
Thai โนตตีแงม
  • โนตตีแงมcity
Ukrainian Ноттінгем
  • Ноттінгем (Nottinhem)city
Cite this entry
APA

Nottingham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nottingham

MLA

“Nottingham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nottingham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nottingham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nottingham.

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