Durham

English

Etymology

From Old English Dunholm. Doublet of Duresm and Dunelm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌ.ɹəm/
• Homophone: durum

Proper noun

Durham

1. County Durham (a county in the Northeast, of England)
2. A city in England; the county town of County Durham.
3. from the city in England.
4. An outback town in Queensland, Australia.
5. A locale in Canada.
   1. A community in Nova Scotia; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.
   2. A community in Ontario.
6. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in North Carolina; the county seat of Durham County; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.
   2. A town in New Hampshire.
   3. A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
   4. A census-designated place in California; named for California politician W. W. Durham.
   5. A town in Maine; named for County Durham, England.
   6. A town in New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
   7. A city in Oregon; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.
   8. A city in Kansas; named for the breed of cattle.
   9. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
   10. An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company.
   11. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
   12. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
   13. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.

Derived terms

• County Durham
• Durham County

Noun

Durham (plural Durhams)

1. 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