Durham

English Etymology From en ang Dūnholm, which is from en dun hill + en non holm islet, island. In order to get from Dunholm to Durham, two major processes had to take place. Firstly, the n at the coda of the first syllable, dun, underwent dissimilation. Specifically, by influence of the m in the coda of the following syllable (holm), said n denasalised and lenited to the oral r, thus dur. Secondly, after a weakening of the vowel quality in the more weakly-stressed syllable holm, this ending was misanalysed as the similar-sounding toponymic suffix, -ham, meaning home or farm. en Duresm Dunelm. Pronunciation en /ˈdʌ.ɹəm/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Durham.wav Southern England en /ˈdʊ.ɹəm/ Northern England en /ˈdɝəm/ GA en durum Proper noun en county in the Northeast of cc/England County Durham. en city/county town co/County Durham cc/England. en unitary authority co/County Durham which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Durham County Council. en English habitational Old English from the city in England. en outback town s/Queensland c/Australia. en locale c/Canada. en community p/New Brunswick ; named for John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada. en community mun/West Grey co/Grey County p/Ontario. en rmun east of Toronto p/Ontario Regional Municipality of Durham. en locale c/US. en twp/and/ucomm co/Washington County s/Arkansas. en CDP co/Butte County s/California ; named for California politician W. W. Durham. en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Middlesex County s/Connecticut ; named for the city in England. en ucomm co/Walker County s/Georgia ; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company. en twp co/Hancock County s/Illinois. en ucomm co/Gibson County s/Indiana. en minor city co/Marion County s/Kansas ; named for the breed of cattle. en town co/Androscoggin County s/Maine ; named for County Durham, England. en ucomm co/Lewis County s/Missouri ; named for a railroad employee. en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Strafford County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Durham, New Hampshire en town co/Greene County s/New York ; named for the town in Connecticut. en city/county seat co/Durham County s/North Carolina ; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham. TopoZone: Durham, North Carolina en twp co/Durham County s/North Carolina, most of which is in the city. en ucomm co/Roger Mills County s/Oklahoma ; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris. en city co/Washington County s/Oregon ; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham. en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Bucks County s/Pennsylvania. Derived terms en County Durham Doxbridge Durham boat Durham County Durhamism Durhamite Durham Lead Durham Ox Durham rule Durhamville East Durham New Durham Translations city and county in England Armenian: hy Դարհեմ Belarusian: be Да́рэм m Bulgarian: bg Дърам Czech: cs Durham Dutch: nl Durham Estonian: et Durham Finnish: fi Durham French: fr Durham Italian: it Durham Kazakh: kk Дарем Latin: la Dūnelmum n Latvian: lv Darema f Lithuanian: lt Daramas m Old English: ang Dūnholm m Polish: pl Durham m-in Portuguese: pt Durham Romanian: ro Durham Russian: ru Да́рем m Slovak: sk Durham m Spanish: es Durham Swedish: sv Durham Turkish: tr Durham Ukrainian: uk Да́рем m city in North Carolina Armenian: hy Դարհեմ Belarusian: be Да́рэм m Bulgarian: bg Дърам Czech: cs Durham Dutch: nl Durham Estonian: et Durham Finnish: fi Durham French: fr Durham Italian: it Durham Kazakh: kk Дарем Latvian: lv Darema f Lithuanian: lt Daramas m Polish: pl Durham m-in Portuguese: pt Durham Romanian: ro Durham Russian: ru Да́рем m Slovak: sk Durham m Spanish: es Durham Swedish: sv Durham Turkish: tr Durham Ukrainian: uk Да́рем m Noun One of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality. References Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various page 108, Project Gutenberg en eponyms