Londonderry

English <dab> County + Etymology From en London Derry, its name until the early 17th century when by decree of a charter granted by James I to a group of London merchants the current name was adopted.Andrew M. Currie Londonderry Dictionary of British Place Names London Tiger Books International 1994 249 https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofbrit0000andr/page/249/mode/1up 1-85501-376-2. Pronunciation en /ˈlʌndənˌdɛɹi/ en /ˈlʊndənˌdɛɹi/ /ˈlʊndəndɹi/ Northern England en /ˌlʌndənˈdɛɹi/ /ˈlʌndənd(ə)ɹi/ archaic Proper noun en city co/Londonderry in northwestern p/Northern Ireland; also known as en Derry. en One of the six traditional <<counties>> of <<p/Northern Ireland>>, known as County Londonderry or County Derry. en village par/Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Hambleton OS grid ref SE3087. en suburb town/Smethwick bor/Sandwell co/West Midlands cc/England OS grid ref SP0087. en suburb of city/Sydney in lgarea/City of Penrith s/New South Wales c/Australia. en ghost town near town/Coolgardie s/Western Australia. en unincorporated community co/Colchester County p/Nova Scotia c/Canada. en town co/Rockingham County s/New Hampshire c/USA. TopoZone: Londonderry, New Hampshire en unincorporated community co/Guernsey County s/Ohio c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Ross County s/Ohio c/USA. en town co/Windham County s/Vermont c/USA. A en marquisate in the Irish peerage. Usage notes The naming of Londonderry / Derry is controversial; see Derry/Londonderry name dispute. To avoid controversy, some people refer the city as en Foyleside. Derived terms en Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry en South Londonderry Translations city in Northern Ireland Derry county in Northern Ireland Derry References