Durham
English
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Etymology
From Old English Dunholm. Doublet of Duresm and Dunelm.
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: durum
Proper noun
Durham
- County Durham (a county in the Northeast, of England)
- A city in England; the county town of County Durham.
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- An outback town in Queensland, Australia.
- A locale in Canada.
- A community of Nova Scotia; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.
- A community of Ontario.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in North Carolina; the county seat of Durham County; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.
- A town in New Hampshire.
- A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
- A census-designated place in California; named for California politician W. W. Durham.
- A town in Maine; named for County Durham, England.
- A town in New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A city in Oregon; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.
- A city in Kansas; named for the breed of cattle.
- An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.
Derived terms
Noun
Durham (plural Durhams)
- 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
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