English Explanatory Dictionary

Coldingham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal village and community council area in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9066).

Word forms

Coldingham

Etymology

The second element, -ingham, is ultimately from Old English -ing + hām (“home”). The first element, Cold, is either from an unattested Old English given name, *Colud, or from hypothetical Proto-Celtic *kolout- (“hill”). Old English forms also include Old English Coludesburh, from the genitive of the same first element + burh (“town, fortress”).

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