Coldingham
English
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Etymology
[edit]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”).
Proper noun
[edit]Coldingham
- A coastal village and community council area in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9066).
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- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Villages in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
- en:Villages in Scotland
- en:Places in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland