Durham

Durham
Durham c.1000, Dunholm "city on a hill," a merger of O.E. dun "hill" (see DOWN (Cf. down) (n.2)) and Scandinavian holmr (see HOLM (Cf. holm)). The change from -n- to -r- is a result of Norman confusion (see SHREWSBURY (Cf. Shrewsbury)). As a breed of cattle, by 1810.

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