Attenborough
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Addyngborough, with the d changed to t by dissimilation, from earlier Adinburks, Adigburc, Hadinbur, meaning “The burh of the Eādings” or possibly “the burh of Eadda”.
Proper noun edit
Attenborough
- A surname.
- A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Attenborosaurus, attenboroughi, attenboroughianus, attenboroughii
References edit
- The Place-names of Nottinghamshire Thier Origin and Development. CUP Archive. pp. 3–4