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Nottingham

/ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/

Nottingham proper noun: a city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England. Also the ellipsis of University of Nottingham.

Proper noun

Nottingham

  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wells County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  4. A small town in Prince George's County, Maryland.
  5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  6. An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
  7. A former village, now a neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  8. A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
  9. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  10. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Also used as

Nottingham is also the ellipsis of University of Nottingham.

Nottingham meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada and Gujarati

Nottingham in Hindi

city
नोट्टिंघम noṭṭiṅgham

Nottingham in Marathi

city
नॉटिंगम nŏṭiṅgam

Nottingham in Kannada

city
ನೊಟ್ಟಿಂಘಮ್ noṭṭiṅgham

Nottingham in Gujarati

city
નોટ્ટિંઘમ noṭṭiṅgham
More languagesFewer languages
Nottingham in Thai
โนตตีแงม

Origin of Nottingham

From Middle English Notingeham, an alteration of Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

Words formed from Nottingham

Phrases with Nottingham

Questions about Nottingham

What does Nottingham mean?
Nottingham means a city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
What is Nottingham in Hindi?
Nottingham in Hindi is नोट्टिंघम (noṭṭiṅgham). See Nottingham meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Nottingham?
Nottingham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nottingham?
Nottingham is pronounced /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/ (UK).

Words near Nottingham in the dictionary

  1. notted
  2. Notter
  3. Notters
  4. notting
  5. Notting Hill
  6. Nottingham
  7. Nottingham alabaster
  8. Nottingham alabasters
  9. Nottingham group
  10. Nottingham white
  11. Nottinghamian

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Nottingham (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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