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Coldingham

Coldingham proper noun: a coastal village and community council area in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9066).

Proper noun

Coldingham

  1. A coastal village and community council area in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9066).

Origin of Coldingham

The second element, -ingham, is ultimately from Old English -ing + hām (“home”). The first element, Cold, is either from an unattested Old English given name, *Colud, or from hypothetical Proto-Celtic *kolout- (“hill”). Old English forms also include Old English Coludesburh, from the genitive of the same first element + burh (“town, fortress”).

Questions about Coldingham

What does Coldingham mean?
Coldingham means a coastal village and community council area in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9066).
What part of speech is Coldingham?
Coldingham is a proper noun.

Words near Coldingham in the dictionary

  1. coldheartedness
  2. coldhouse
  3. coldhouses
  4. coldie
  5. coldies
  6. Coldingham
  7. Coldiron
  8. Coldirons
  9. coldish
  10. coldishness
  11. Colditz

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