Nottingham

English

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/

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Proper noun

Nottingham

1. A city and unitary authority in Nottinghamshire, England.
2. Ellipsis 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.

Derived terms

• Nottingham white

 

Related terms

• Nottinghamshire

Translations

city

• Armenian: Նոթինգհեմ (Notʻinghem)
• Bulgarian: Нотингам m (Notingam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 諾丁漢／诺丁汉 (zh) (Nuòdīnghàn)

• Georgian: ნოტინგემი (noṭingemi)
• German: Nottingham
• Greek: Νόττιγχαμ (Nóttincham)
• Gujarati: નોટ્ટિંઘમ (noṭṭiṅgham)
• Hindi: नोट्टिंघम (noṭṭiṅgham)
• Japanese: ノッチンガム (Notchingamu)
• Kannada: ನೊಟ್ಟಿಂಘಮ್ (noṭṭiṅgham)
• Korean: 노팅엄 (Noting'eom)
• Lao: ໂນຕຕິແງມ (nōt ti ngǣm)
• Latvian: Notingema f
• Lithuanian: Notingamas m
• Macedonian: Нотингем m (Notingem)
• Old English: Snotingahām
• Russian: Но́ттингем (ru) m (Nóttingem)
• Thai: โนตตีแงม
• Ukrainian: Ноттінгем m (Nottinhem)