Nuneham Courtenay

proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5599).

OriginOld English nīwe + hām →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5599).

Origin

  1. Old Englishnīwe + hām
  2. EnglishNuneham Courtenay

From nīwan, dative of Old English nīwe + hām with manorial affix from the Curtenay family; recorded as Newham 1086 (DB), Newenhan Courteneye 1320.

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