English Explanatory Dictionary

Nottingham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/ En-uk-Nottingham.ogg

Word forms

Nottingham

Etymology

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.

Related words

Nottinghamshire

Derived words

Nottingham group Nottinghamian Nottingham white Shottingham
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