Dunholm

Old English

Etymology

dun (“hill, mountain”) +‎ holm (“islet”, from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunˌxolm/, [ˈdunˌhoɫm]

Proper noun

Dunholm m

1. County Durham (a county of England)
2. Durham (the county town of County Durham)

Descendants

• Middle English:
  • English: Durham
• → Old French: Duresm
  • Middle French: Duresm
    • → English: Duresm
• → Latin: Dunelmun
  • → English: Dunelm