Detmold
English edit
Proper noun edit
Detmold
- A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- An administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- A census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, named after Christian Edward Detmold.
- A surname.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (“people”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (“court, assembly”) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Detmold n (proper noun, genitive Detmolds or (optionally with an article) Detmold)
- A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- An administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Detmold m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Detmolds or (with an article) Detmold, feminine genitive Detmold, plural Detmolds)
- a surname transferred from the place name